# Accident 19950310008139A: Cessna 172L, Smyrna, TN, March 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1995, 10:20 local time
- Place: Smyrna, TN
- Airport: Smyrna
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9796° N, 86.5108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9796&lon=-86.5108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4383Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4383Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,745 total, 370 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950310008139A

## Narrative

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

STARTER INOP. HAND PROPPED ENGINE. NO START. TRIED TO REPOSITION PROP ENGINE FIRED. PROP HIT CFI. SWITCH WAS ON.

## 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 ATL95LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA063), Mar 10, 1995: Cessna 172L (N4383Q), Smyrna, TN, no damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S FAILURE TO ENSURE THAT THE MAGNETOS WERE NOT ENERGIZED PRIOR TO POSITIONING THE PROPELLER, AND THE DUAL STUDENT'S FAILURE TO PLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION…

## Other reports on N4383Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20101231054809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101231054809A), Dec 31, 2010: Cessna 172L (N4383Q), Dublin, NC, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Stated that the airspeed indicator on the aircraft became inoperative on the base leg to NC-82 airport. [privacy data omitted] Reported…
- [Accident 19751014034249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751014034249A), Oct 14, 1975: Cessna 172L (N4383Q), Rockfort, IL, Substantial damage. T/d aprx 1/2 way down 2540FT rwy.

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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