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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Seattle, WA · February 23, 1981

Date: February 23, 1981 · 07:50 local
Place: Seattle, WA
Airport: Boeing
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2946E
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA81FYE18
Reported as: Cessna 172
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total1,500 in this make and model145 in the last 90 days

N2946ERegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17271380 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Turned prop by hand. Engine started, airplane hit parked aircraft. P lead on mag broken. Airplane not secured.

As the FAA filed it

TURNED PROP BY HAND. ENGINE STARTED, AIRPLANE HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT. P LEAD ON MAG BROKEN. AIRPLANE NOT SECURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA81FYE18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSeattle, WAFeb 23, 1981 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2946E · 3

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

Accident 19940422010549ALevel Off Touchdown · Sedona, AZCFI demostrating short field landing in a quartering tailwind. No ground effect. Landed hard. Structural damage.Apr 22, 1994 · Substantial damage Accident 19910731030829AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Sedona, AZStudent bounced on landing. Attempted a go around. Drifted off runway and collided with a tree and terrain.Jul 31, 1991 · Substantial damage Incident 19790809030299IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Moses Lake, WASmoke and fire behind instrument panel. Alternator control unit #C611005-0101 failed causing over voltage.Aug 9, 1979 · Minor damage