# Accident 19861115055599A: Cessna 182F, Sandwich, IL, November 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Sandwich, IL
- Airport: Woodlake Landing
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6396° N, 88.6206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6396&lon=-88.6206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3289U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3289U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT O4704
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 276 total, 276 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861115055599A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHILE HAND PROPPING THE ENGINE. AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN SECURED AND MOVED FORWARD.

## 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 CHI87LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA033), Nov 15, 1986: Cessna 182F (N3289U), Sandwich, IL, minor 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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