# Accident 19990516005289A: Cessna 172M, Omak, WA, May 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1999, 11:32 local time
- Place: Omak, WA
- Airport: Omak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3599° N, 119.2700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3599&lon=-119.2700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73040, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73040) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990516005289A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HAND-PROP THE ACFT TO START IT, THE ACFT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING, AND THE ACFT TAXIED INTO A HANGAR. (-23)THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND BATTERY WAS LOW.  HE SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND CHECKED ENGINE CONTROLS TO HAND PROP THE AIRPLANE.  THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLOWLY TAXI WITHOUT ANYONE AT THE CONTROLS.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED AN ADJACENT HANGAR AND STOPPED.

## 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 SEA99LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA062), May 16, 1999: Cessna 172M (N73040), Omak, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure the aircraft before hand-propping.

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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