# Accident 19940501010229A: Cessna 182P, Phoenix, AZ, May 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1994, 14:30 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6791° N, 112.0908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6791&lon=-112.0908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1454S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1454S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940501010229A

## Narrative

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

TURNED PROP TO CLEAR ENGINE. IT STARTED. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HANGER. HAD THROTTLE WIDE OPEN MAG ON. NO BRAKE OR CHOCK

## 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 LAX94LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA209), May 1, 1994: Cessna 182P (N1454S), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to ensure that the magneto switch was in the off position prior to rotating the propeller by hand.

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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