# Accident 19800212003129A: Cessna 182F, Greenwood, IN, February 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1980, 09:05 local time
- Place: Greenwood, IN
- Airport: Skyway
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6034° N, 86.1052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenwood, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6034&lon=-86.1052&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3591Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 268 total, 43 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEX04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800212003129A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED. UNABLE TO RESTART DUE TO LOW BATTERY. PILOT TRIED TO HANDPROP, ENGINE STARTED. PROP STRUCK PILOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI80FEX04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX04), Feb 12, 1980: Cessna 182F (N3591Y), Greenwood, IN, no damage, 1 fatal

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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