# Accident 19920503027289A: Cessna 120, Wilmington, NC, May 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1992, 13:00 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: New Hanover County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2712° N, 77.9029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2712&lon=-77.9029&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72973, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72973-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,326 total, 889 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920503027289A

## Narrative

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

STARTED ENGINE BY PROPPING. NO CHOCKS. THROTTLE HALF OPEN. KNOCKED PILOT DOWN. AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK 2 FUEL TRUCKS.

## 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 ATL92LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA094), May 3, 1992: Cessna 120 (N72973), Wilmington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN PROPER ASSISTANCE DURING THE ENGINE STARTING PROCEDURE, AND HIS FAILURE TO PROPERLY ATTEND TO THE AIRPLANE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING.

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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