# Accident 19831117075549A: Cessna 172P, Yankton, SD, November 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1983, 08:15 local time
- Place: Yankton, SD
- Airport: Chan Curney
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.8799° N, 97.3909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8799&lon=-97.3909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52419, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52419-2007-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 600 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831117075549A

## Narrative

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

MECHANIC STRUCK BY HOT PROP AS HE MOVED IT FOR THE PILOT. MAGS WERE OFF BUT PLEAD WIRED INCORRECTLY MADE MAG HOT.

## 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 DEN84LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA033), Nov 17, 1983: Cessna 172 (N52419), Yankton, SD, no damage

## Other reports on N52419 (2)

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

- [Accident 19970928029209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970928029209A), Sep 28, 1997: Cessna 172P (N52419), Yankton, SD, Substantial damage. Crash landed at ykn. No details. (.4)in a written statement, the pilot reported that the winds were reported between 280 and 290 at 18 knots with gusts to 20.…
- [Incident 19840418020779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840418020779I), Apr 18, 1984: Cessna 172P (N52419), Sioux Falls, SD. Struck a bird with the propeller while in the pattern on a night student instruction flight.

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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