# Accident 19880206047499A: Cessna 177, Petersburg, VA, February 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1988, 16:10 local time
- Place: Petersburg, VA
- Airport: Petersburg Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2292° N, 77.3297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2292&lon=-77.3297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N313AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N313AC-2005-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 856 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880206047499A

## Narrative

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

HAND STARTED ENGINE. AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO A PARKED AIRCRAFT. PILOT REPORTED BRAKE WAS ON AND THROTTLE CLOSED.

## 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 BFO88LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA017), Feb 6, 1988: Cessna 177 (N313AC), Petersburg, VA, 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.

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