# Accident 19860321010949A: Cessna 152, Wonder Lake, IL, March 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1986, 06:30 local time
- Place: Wonder Lake, IL
- Airport: Wonder Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3799° N, 88.3593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3799&lon=-88.3593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49421, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49421-1991-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860321010949A

## Narrative

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

DURING HAND PROPPING, ENGINE STARTED, AIRCRAFT SLIPPED TIEDOWN AND HIT I BEAMS. STARTER CONNECTION FOUND LOOSE.

## 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 CHI86LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA109), Mar 21, 1986: Cessna 152 (N49421), Wonder Lake, IL, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.