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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172A · Carmel Valley, CA · June 4, 1983

Date
June 4, 1983 · 18:30 local
Place
Carmel Valley, CA
Airport
Carmel Valley
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9854T
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA284
Reported as
Cessna 172A
Reported engine
Continental O300C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total550 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Hand propped engine with passenger at controls. Passenger opened throttle on starting. Struck three parked aircraft

As the FAA filed it

HAND PROPPED ENGINE WITH PASSENGER AT CONTROLS. PASSENGER OPENED THROTTLE ON STARTING. STRUCK THREE PARKED AIRCRAFT

NTSB investigation

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