# Accident 20010823024579A: Cessna 172, Cabot, AR, August 23, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Place: Cabot, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9597° N, 92.0192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9597&lon=-92.0192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9154B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9154B-2018-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010823024579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 23, 2001, AT 1030 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172 AIRPLANE, N9154B, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE ENGINE START PROCEDURE WHEN IT STARTED UNEXPECTEDLY, BEGAN MOVING UNCONTROLLED, AND THEN IMPACTED TERRAIN. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND HIS ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE AIRPLANE; HOWEVER, WAS UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO A DEAD BATTERY. HE EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND HIS ONE PASSENGER REMAINED IN THE AIRPLANE. HE TURNED THE PROPELLER AND THE ENGINE STARTED. HE THEN MOVED AWAY FROM THE AIRPLANE; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN MOVING ACROSS THE AIRSTRIP. THE PASSENGER SAW TREES AHEAD OF THE AIRPLANE AND JUMPED FROM THE AIRPLANE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE TREES AND CAME TO A STOP.

## 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 FTW01LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA190), Aug 23, 2001: Cessna 172 (N9154B), Odom, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to follow the proper procedures for hand-propping an airplane.

## Other reports on N9154B (1)

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

- [Accident 19750913032179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750913032179A), Sep 13, 1975: Cessna 172 (N9154B), Ft.Grant, AZ, Substantial damage. Enroute tstms. Gusting to 40K. Arpt unltd.

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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