# Accident 19820814038859A: Cessna 180, Grand Bay, AL, August 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1982, 19:00 local time
- Place: Grand Bay, AL
- Airport: Hatchett Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4694° N, 88.3403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4694&lon=-88.3403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42GC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42GC-2012-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820814038859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAND PROPPED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT AUTHORIZED PERSON ABOARD.

## 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 ATL82DA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA240), Aug 15, 1982: Cessna 180 (N42GC), Grand Bay, AL, substantial damage

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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