# Incident 19810124007199I: Cessna 172H, Monroe, NC, January 24, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Monroe, NC
- Airport: Monroe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9854° N, 80.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9854&lon=-80.5495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8183L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8183L-1993-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 350 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/19810124007199I

## Narrative

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

DURING HAND PROPPING OF ENGINE, ENGINE STARTED. AIRCRAFT NOT TIED DOWN, IT ROLLED AND STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N8183L (1)

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

- [Accident 19920801032059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920801032059A), Aug 1, 1992: Cessna 172H (N8183L), Grayling, MI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into area of heavy rain at night. Lost control. Descended into trees. Severe weather in area. No briefing.

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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