# Accident 19830807041469A: Cessna 177B, Wheeling, IL, August 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1983, 09:00 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Palwaukee
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1292° N, 87.9197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1292&lon=-87.9197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35083, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35083) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 656 total, 11 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830807041469A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO START ENGINE. TRIED TO REPOSITION PROP BY HAND. ENGINE STARTED. PROP STRUCK PILOTS ARM. STARTER WAS BAD.

## 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 CHI83LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA372), Aug 7, 1983: Cessna 177B (N35083), Wheeling, IL, no 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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