# Accident 19930516013909A: Cessna 172, Plainwell, MI, May 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1993, 15:30 local time
- Place: Plainwell, MI
- Airport: Otsego Plainwell Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4396° N, 85.6409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4396&lon=-85.6409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8657B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8657B-2008-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 296 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930516013909A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI93LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA176), May 16, 1993: Cessna 172 (N8657B), Plainwell, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INITIATING HAND STARTING OF THE AIRPLANE UNATTENDED BY A QUALIFIED PERSON.

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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