# Accident 19940711018299A: Wsk PZL104, Churchville, MD, July 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1994, 12:00 local time
- Place: Churchville, MD
- Airport: Harford County Airport
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5608° N, 76.2398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5608&lon=-76.2398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7080B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7080B-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wsk-Pzl Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 WILGA 80 (registry code 9810280, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-warzawa-okecie-pzl-104-wilga-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wsk-Pzl PZL AI-14 series (registry code 67202, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-pzl-ai-14-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK PZL104
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,090 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940711018299A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BY PROPELLER WHILE HAND STARTING ENGINE. 260 HP RADIAL. AIR STARTER EMPTY. STRUCK IN HEAD TURNING PROPELLER.

## 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 NYC94LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA117), Jul 11, 1994: WSK PZL Wilga 80 (N7080B), Churchville, MD, no damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURE BY THE PILOT.

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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