# Incident 19941230043489I: Cessna 172, Portmouth, VA, December 30, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1994, 13:45 local time
- Place: Portmouth, VA
- Airport: Hampton Roads Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8354° N, 76.2983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portsmouth, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8354&lon=-76.2983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6312E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6312E-2011-04-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 325 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941230043489I

## Narrative

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

HAND PROPPED ENGINE STARTED WITH TIEDOWN ON TAIL, EYE BOLT ON CHAIN SPLIT. HIT PILOT AND A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N6312E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030118035299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030118035299A), Jan 18, 2003: Cessna 172 (N6312E), Portmouth, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot elected to depart pvg with approximately 3-5 inches of snow and ice on the aircraft. During this departure roll, some snow did blow off the…

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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