# Accident 19991230041099A: Cessna 172L, New Orleans, LA, December 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1999, 18:00 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0424° N, 90.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEFRONT (NEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0424&lon=-90.0282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172GT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172GT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991230041099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT TRIED TO HAND PROP THE AIRCRAFT, PILOT SAID THAT HE HAD TURNED OFF THE MASTERS AND PULLED THE POWER AND CONDITION LEVERS AND TURNED THE KEY OFF. AIRCRAFT STARTED AND GOT AWAY FROM PILOT AND RAN INTO THE SEAWALL AND HANGAR. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT WING SPAR AND STRUT DAMAGED, ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAS A CRACKED ENGINE MOUNT AND BENT FIREWALL, LEFT WING TIP DAMAGED, AND FRONT NOSE GEAR DAMAGED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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