# Incident 19820613037779I: Cessna 172K, Blythe, CA, June 13, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1982, 11:15 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Airport: Blythe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6192° N, 114.7169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLYTHE (BLH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6192&lon=-114.7169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78337, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78337-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 400 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820613037779I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAND PROPPED ENGINE WHICH REVVED UP FROM LOOSE FRICTION LOCK.AIRCRAFT JUMPED CHOCKS, HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N78337 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780824048759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780824048759I), Aug 24, 1978: Cessna 172K (N78337), Canoga Park, CA, Minor damage. Lost oil pressure and power. Landed on freeway after striking powerlines. Found hole in case.

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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