# Accident 19890119001179A: Cessna 180A, Arlington, WA, January 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1793° N, 121.6694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1793&lon=-121.6694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9104R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9104R-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890119001179A

## Narrative

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

HAND STARTED ENGINE TO REPOSITION AIRCRAFT. UNSECURED PLANE TAXIED INTO SIGNS AND TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA89LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA038), Jan 19, 1989: Cessna 180A (N9104R), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HAND-PROP THE ENGINE WITHOUT PROPERLY SECURING IT.

## Other reports on N9104R (3)

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

- [Accident 20100523005059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100523005059A), May 23, 2010: Cessna 180A (N9104R), Kettle Falls, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed to the south on private grass strip. An elevated driveway runs perpendicular to the south end of the strip. Upon reaching the end, he was unable…
- [Accident 19801016057989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801016057989A), Oct 16, 1980: Cessna A188B (N9104R), Myakka City, FL, Destroyed. Engine lost power on climbout. Struck tree stumps off end of runway. Burned. Cause undetermined.
- [Accident 19770802022899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770802022899A), Aug 2, 1977: Cessna A188B (N9104R), Statesboro, GA, Destroyed. Spraying beans.

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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