# Incident 19810815049959I: Cessna 172N, Des Moines, IA, August 15, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1981, 13:45 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733WK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733WK-1990-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 435 total, 150 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815049959I

## Narrative

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

BATTERY WAS LOW. PILOT HAD NO ASSISTANCE. HAND PROPPED ENGINE TO START. AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH FENCE INTO BORROW PIT

## Other reports on N733WK (2)

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

- [Accident 19891016040719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891016040719A), Oct 16, 1989: Cessna 172N (N733WK), Eddyville, KY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck a radio tower and crashed while following a tollway under low clouds and heavy rain. Was advised not to go.
- [Incident 19881216065329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881216065329I), Dec 16, 1988: Cessna 172N (N733WK), Red Oak, IA, Minor damage. Student lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway and nosed up. Minor damage to aircraft.

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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