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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R172K · Reedley, CA · February 21, 1991

Date
February 21, 1991 · 15:30 local
Place
Reedley, CA
Airport
Reedley Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N736YN
Reported as
Cessna R172K
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Owner reached into cockpit and turned switch to start to check battery. Aircraft started. Ran into 2 parked planes.

As the FAA filed it

OWNER REACHED INTO COCKPIT AND TURNED SWITCH TO START TO CHECK BATTERY. AIRCRAFT STARTED. RAN INTO 2 PARKED PLANES.

Other reports on N736YN · 1

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