# Incident 19981023033659I: Cessna 172N, Snohomish, WA, October 23, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1998
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Airport: Harvey Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9049° N, 122.1027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARVEY FLD (S43), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9049&lon=-122.1027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1576E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1576E-2023-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981023033659I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CHAINED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO A BLOCK OF CEMENT IN ORDER TO HAND-PROP THE ENGINE. AFTER ENGINE START, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MOVE WHILE DRAGGING THE BLOCK OF CEMENT BEHIND. AFTER TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND LEFT WING OF A CESSNA 150 PARKED ON THE RAMP.

## Other reports on N1576E (2)

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

- [Incident 19970612019109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970612019109I), Jun 12, 1997: Cessna 172N (N1576E), Chase City, VA, Minor damage. Low on fuel en route due thunderstorm deviations. Ran out of fuel a mile from airport. Landed on highway.
- [Incident 19900823047999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900823047999I), Aug 23, 1990: Cessna 172N (N1576E), Willow Creek, CA, Minor damage. Hard landing. Came in high and fast. Unable to stop steep descent using full flaps.

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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