# Accident 19830604022939A: Cessna 172A, Carmel Valley, CA, June 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Carmel Valley, CA
- Airport: Carmel Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3906° N, 121.6507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3906&lon=-121.6507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9854T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9854T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 550 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830604022939A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX83LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA284), Jun 5, 1983: Cessna 172A (N9854T), Carmel Valley, CA, 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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