# Incident 19910325008089I: Cessna 180H, Westfield, MA, March 25, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1991, 11:30 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes Municipal
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3480Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910325008089I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED WHEN PILOT ROTATED PROPELLER TO CHECK COMPRESSION. MAGNETOS WERE LEFT ON FROM PREVIOUS FLIGHT.

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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