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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Toughkenamon, PA · October 10, 1983

Date: October 10, 1983 · 18:35 local
Place: Toughkenamon, PA
Airport: New Garden
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4333R
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC84LA005
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D2G
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 313 total96 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

N4333RRegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17263086 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Hand propped engine started at full throttle. Mechanic at controls seat slid back. Aircraft struck a hangar.

As the FAA filed it

HAND PROPPED ENGINE STARTED AT FULL THROTTLE. MECHANIC AT CONTROLS SEAT SLID BACK. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HANGAR.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC84LA005Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportToughkenamon, PAThe plt had difficulty in starting the eng & got a mechanic to be at the controls while he hand propped the acft. He had tried several times to start the eng, then tried with the throttle open. On that attempt, the eng started and the acft began to move…Oct 10, 1983 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4333R · 1

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

Incident 20151020022769ILanding: Touchdown · Palmyra, PAOn 10/20/2015 student pilot alicia mrakovich was conducting her first solo flight in N4333R at runway 31 at N58. After two rejected landings the third attempt resulted in a hard landing. The aircraft approached with excessive airspeed and touched down nose…Oct 20, 2015 · Minor damage