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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Chico, CA · July 18, 1991

Date
July 18, 1991 · 17:38 local
Place
Chico, CA
Airport
Ranchaero Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6387E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA318
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total400 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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.

Engine started by hand propping. No chocks,brake set. Throttle opened,ran 2000 ft nosed over. Wife was onboard.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STARTED BY HAND PROPPING. NO CHOCKS,BRAKE SET. THROTTLE OPENED,RAN 2000 FT NOSED OVER. WIFE WAS ONBOARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.