# Accident 19930625020579A: Cessna STC172, St Cloud, MN, June 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1993, 13:30 local time
- Place: St Cloud, MN
- Airport: St Cloud Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5466° N, 94.0599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5466&lon=-94.0599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1670Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1670Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC172
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 585 total, 350 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930625020579A

## Narrative

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

STARTING ENGINE BY HAND PROPPING. ENGINE STARTED BROKE TAIL TIEDOWN. COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI93LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA222), Jun 25, 1993: Cessna 172 (N1670Y), St. Cloud, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper starting procedures.

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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