# Incident 20100411031909I: Piper PA-17, Louisburg, NC, April 11, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2010, 18:30 local time
- Place: Louisburg, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0233° N, 78.3300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0233&lon=-78.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4699H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-17
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A65-8
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 231 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100411031909I

## Narrative

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

WHILE HAND-PROPPING AIRCRAFT (TIED DOWN AND CHOCKED); TAIL TIEDOWN CAME LOOSE, AIRCRAFT JUMPED SINGLE CHOCK AND TAXIED UNOCCUPIED UNTIL COLLIDING WITH HANGAR.

## 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 ERA10CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA224), Apr 11, 2010: Piper PA17 (N4699H), Louisburg, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure the airplane before attempting to hand-prop 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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