# Incident 19781015031819I: Cessna 182, Phoenix, AZ, October 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1978, 17:15 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Stellar City
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8568S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8568S-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 90 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015031819I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT INTENDING TO PULL PROP THROUGH BEFORE START, HAD LEFT MAG IN R POSITION. ENGINE STARTED, INJURED HIM.

## Other reports on N8568S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750314006059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750314006059A), Mar 14, 1975: Cessna 182H (N8568S), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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