What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Industrial incident-no intent to fly. While performing a maintenance on a C-172, the mechanic was unable to get engine to start so he set the brake and attempted to hand prop the aircraft. The aircraft started and because the throttle was advanced too FAR, and no one was in the cockpit, the aircraft lurched forward into the hangar where another mechanic was performing maintenance on another aircraft. The C-172'S propeller struck the propeller of the other aircraft and a piece of the propeller entered the other individual's chest resulting in his death. Industrial incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INDUSTRIAL INCIDENT-NO INTENT TO FLY. WHILE PERFORMING A MAINTENANCE ON A C-172, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO GET ENGINE TO START SO HE SET THE BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO HAND PROP THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED AND BECAUSE THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED TOO FAR, AND NO ONE WAS IN THE COCKPIT, THE AIRCRAFT LURCHED FORWARD INTO THE HANGAR WHERE ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. THE C-172'S PROPELLER STRUCK THE PROPELLER OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT AND A PIECE OF THE PROPELLER ENTERED THE OTHER INDIVIDUAL'S CHEST RESULTING IN HIS DEATH. INDUSTRIAL INCIDENT.
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