# Incident 19790406013199I: Cessna A185F, Fresno, CA, April 6, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1979, 10:10 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1562H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1562H-1990-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19790406013199I

## Narrative

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

MECHANIC HAND PROPPED AIRPLANE. IT STARTED AND STRUCK TWO PARKED AUTOS.

## Other reports on N1562H (1)

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

- [Accident 19890822031129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890822031129A), Aug 22, 1989: Cessna 185F (N1562H), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Told to expedite turn onto high speed taxiway for traffic did so but lost control and ground looped.

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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