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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Plainwell, MI · May 16, 1993

Date
May 16, 1993 · 15:30 local
Place
Plainwell, MI
Airport
Otsego Plainwell Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8657B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI93LA176
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
296 total296 in this make and model

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.

Hand propped engine. Aircraft ran into trees and fence. Non pilot passenger on brakes panicked. Unable to act.

As the FAA filed it

HAND PROPPED ENGINE. AIRCRAFT RAN INTO TREES AND FENCE. NON PILOT PASSENGER ON BRAKES PANICKED. UNABLE TO ACT.

NTSB investigation

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