# Incident 20041011026529I: Cessna 172M, Grand Junction, CO, October 11, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2004, 13:39 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9531H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9531H-2013-01-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041011026529I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other reports on N9531H (1)

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

- [Incident 20090217004519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090217004519I), Feb 17, 2009: Cessna 172M (N9531H), Erie, PA, No damage. (-23) PIC lost control during a crosswind landing. PIC was the sole occupant. PIC stated that a gust of wind caught him during the round out/flare and blew him…

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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