# Accident 19960216004419A: Piper PA28180, Larned, KS, February 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1996, 21:00 local time
- Place: Larned, KS
- Airport: Larned-Pawnee County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1802° N, 99.1004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1802&lon=-99.1004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9793J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9793J-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 125 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960216004419A

## Narrative

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

DURING HAND PROPPING ENGINE STARTED NOT SECURED TAXIED INTO PARKED AIRCRAFT AND TORE OFF EMPANNAGE OF RUNAWAY PLANE

## 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 CHI96LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA092), Feb 17, 1996: Piper PA-28 (N9793J), Larned, KS, destroyed. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to use adequate procedures for hand priming (hand propping) the engine.

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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