# Incident 19980227007979I: Cessna 172B, Birchwood, AK, February 27, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1998, 19:00 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 61.4161° N, 149.5083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIRCHWOOD (BCV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4161&lon=-149.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7400X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7400X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980227007979I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: OWNER HAND PROPPED HIS AIRCRAFT AND IT GOT AWAY FROM HIM IT BROKE A TAIL TIE DOWN ROPE SNAP AND HIT TWO (2) AIRCRAFT. FAR 91.13 CARELESSNESS.

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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