# Accident 19931015041919A: Cessna 182P, Orlando, FL, October 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1993, 10:29 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5602° N, 81.3500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5602&lon=-81.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20718 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931015041919A

## Narrative

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

LOW BATTERY. GOT OUT TO TURN PROP THRU. MAGS ON THROTTLE OPEN BRAKES OFF. ENGINE STARTED PROP HIT PILOT IN THE HEAD

## 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 MIA94LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA007), Oct 15, 1993: Cessna 182-P (N20718), Orlando, FL, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PROCEDURES AND HIS COMPLACENCY DURING HIS ATTEMPTS TO START THE ENGINE.

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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