# Incident 19861215073169I: Cessna 182P, Ashland, VA, December 15, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1986, 10:35 local time
- Place: Ashland, VA
- Airport: Hanover Co Municipal
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7089° N, 77.4366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HANOVER COUNTY MUNI (OFP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7089&lon=-77.4366&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1473S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1473S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 400 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861215073169I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED AS PROPELLER WAS PULLED THRU AND PILOT WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD AND HANDS.LEFT MAGNETO IN ON POSITION.

## Other reports on N1473S (1)

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

- [Incident 19840414021109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840414021109I), Apr 14, 1984: Cessna 182P (N1473S), Sandston, VA, Minor damage. Lost control and veered off the runway on the landing roll. May have encountered a wind shift.

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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