# Accident 20080308857699A: Cessna 172N, Charlottesville, VA, March 8, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2008, 11:15 local time
- Place: Charlottesville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1422° N, 78.4547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1422&lon=-78.4547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733LE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733LE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,136 total, 899 in this make and model, 184 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080308857699A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE THE PROPELLER, BELIEVING THIS WOULD "UNSTICK" THE STARTER BENDIX.  THE ENGINE STARTED, THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ACROSS THE RAMP AND IMPACTED THREE OTHER PARKED AIRPLANES, N7312J, N101NA, N6217J.

## 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 NYC08CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA127), Mar 8, 2008: Cessna 172N (N733LE), Charlottesville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper engine starting procedures.

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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