# Incident 19890724042169I: Cessna 172RG, Pittsburgh, PA, July 24, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3544° N, 79.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3544&lon=-79.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9497B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9497B-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 12 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890724042169I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ROTATING PROP BY HAND OPPOSITE OF NORMAL ROTATION. PROPELLER KICKED BACK STRIKING HIS HEAD.

## Other reports on N9497B (1)

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

- [Accident 19950928030599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950928030599A), Sep 28, 1995: Cessna 172RG (N9497B), Pittsburgh, PA, Substantial damage. Landed fast and long. Unable stop on runway. Ran off end down a hill into a trailer and building.

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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