# Accident 19950725048989A: Cessna 172, Kittyhawk, NC, July 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1995, 14:00 local time
- Place: Kittyhawk, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0703° N, 75.7095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0703&lon=-75.7095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5415J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950725048989A

## Narrative

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

(-16) MASTER SWITCH HAD BEEN LEFT ON RUNNING AIRCRAFT BATTERY DOWN. DURING HAND PROPPING OPERATION THE ENGINE FIRED AND THE PROP STRUCK THE MECHANIC ON THE HAND.

## 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 ATL95LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA143), Jul 25, 1995: Cessna 172N (N5415J), Kill Devil Hill, NC, no damage. Probable cause: The attempt by the pilots to perform the unfamiliar procedure of starting the airplane's engine 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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