# Accident 19831010068129A: Cessna 172M, Toughkenamon, PA, October 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1983, 18:35 local time
- Place: Toughkenamon, PA
- Airport: New Garden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8305° N, 75.7698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW GARDEN (N57), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8305&lon=-75.7698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4333R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4333R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 313 total, 96 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831010068129A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC84LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA005), Oct 10, 1983: Cessna 172M (N4333R), Toughkenamon, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4333R (1)

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

- [Incident 20151020022769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151020022769I), Oct 20, 2015: Cessna 172M (N4333R), Palmyra, PA, Minor damage. On 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…

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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