# Accident 19920725027419A: Cessna 172N, Panama City, FL, July 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1992, 07:10 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Panama City-Bay County
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1995° N, 85.6691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1995&lon=-85.6691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733MX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733MX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 162 total, 63 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920725027419A

## Narrative

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

STARTER FAILED TO ENGAGE. WAS STRUCK IN HEAD BY PROP AS PILOT REPOSITIONED PROP. MORE HEAD INJURY STRIKING PAVEMENT

## 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 MIA92LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA152), Jul 25, 1992: Cessna 172N (N733MX), Panama City, FL, no damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO STAND CLEAR OF THE PROPELLER AS HE ROTATED IT BY HAND, RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER ROTATING AROUND DUE TO ENGINE COMPRESSION, STRIKING THE PILOT, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE…

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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