# Incident 19820913054589I: Cessna 172N, Everett, WA, September 13, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1982, 15:30 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Snohomish Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9790° N, 122.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everett, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9790&lon=-122.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8173E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8173E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820913054589I

## Narrative

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

HAND PROPPED ENGINE TO CHARGE WEAK BATTERY. AIRPLANE JUMPED CHOCKS. STRUCK A FENCE, TRUCK AND MOTORCYCLE.

## Other reports on N8173E (1)

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

- [Accident 20001130026429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001130026429A), Nov 30, 2000: Cessna 172N (N8173E), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) The student pilot was on an early morning solo flight in the pattern. While attempting to land the airplane the student experienced momentary sun glare,…

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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