# Accident 20061126029319A: Cessna 172S, Warroad, MN, November 26, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2006, 12:00 local time
- Place: Warroad, MN
- Airport: Warroad International Memorial
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.9414° N, 95.3483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9414&lon=-95.3483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N380SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N380SP-2021-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 212 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061126029319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD SAT OUTSIDE DURING COLD WEATHER, (15 DEGREES F). PILOT RAN BATTERY DOWN TRYING TO START THE AIRCRAFT. THE MAGNETOS AND MASTER WERE TURNED OFF WHILE GROUND PERSON SET UP FOR HAND PROPPING THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE TURNING THE PROP DURING SET UP, THE PROPELLER SNAPPED BACK STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD. GROUND PERSON SUFFERED FRACTURED SKULL.

## 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 CHI07CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA027), Nov 26, 2006: Cessna 172S (N380SP), Warroad, MN, no damage. Probable cause: The propeller striking the individual who was positioning the propeller in anticipation of hand-propping the engine.

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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