# Accident 19920726030089A: Cessna 177, Turlock, CA, July 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1992, 08:45 local time
- Place: Turlock, CA
- Airport: Turlock Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4706° N, 120.8496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4706&lon=-120.8496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2279Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2279Y-2004-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,390 total, 51 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920726030089A

## Narrative

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

HAND PROPPED ENGINE STARTED. AIRCRAFT RAN INTO PARKED AIRCRAFT. WAS NOT CHOCKED OR TIED DOWN.

## 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 LAX92LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA316), Jul 26, 1992: Cessna 177 (N2279Y), Turlock, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS POOR PLANNING IN NOT PROPERLY SECURING THE AIRCRAFT WITH TIEDOWNS, CHOCKS OR BRAKES PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE BY HAND PROPPING.

## Other reports on N2279Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20030619012559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030619012559A), Jun 19, 2003: Cessna 177 (N2279Y), Woodland, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Medical certificate third class, 11/04/02. At 1720 Mr. Kern took off in N2279K from the Woodland, Washington airport. Mr. Kern reported that the aircraft…

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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