# Accident 20020510009709A: Cessna 172, Fairbanks, AK, May 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2002, 17:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8136° N, 147.8597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8136&lon=-147.8597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6475E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6475E-2002-07-16) (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 ANC02LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020510009709A

## Narrative

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

(-23)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED THE AIRMAN HAND PROPPED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT TIED DOWN, AND HE DID NOT USE ANY CHOCKS AND NO ONE WAS IN THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT WAS STARTED. THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD.

## 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 ANC02LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA031), May 11, 2002: Cessna 172 (N6475E), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots improper starting procedure. Factors associated with the accident are the continued operation of the airplane with a known mechanical deficiency, and failure to use wheel chocks and/or…

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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