# Incident 19990610014019I: Cessna 172M, Saratoga Spring, NY, June 10, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1999, 16:15 local time
- Place: Saratoga Spring, NY
- Airport: Saratoga County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0507° N, 73.8616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SARATOGA COUNTY (5B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0507&lon=-73.8616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5018R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5018R-2002-06-06) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 650 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990610014019I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAND PROPPED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE TO GET IT STARTED. THE ENGINE STARTED AND ACCELERATED, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT TAXIED INTO NEAR BY HANGER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N5018R (1)

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

- [Incident 20000905023719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000905023719I), Sep 5, 2000: Cessna 172M (N5018R), Gansevoort, NY, Minor damage. (-23)Aircraft overflew once then made two low approaches. The pilot estimated that the winds were 10-15 knts with a slight left crosswind, the winds favored…

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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