# Accident 20131124023289A: Cessna 172S, New Orleans, LA, November 24, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2013, 13:00 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0359° N, 90.0258° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0359&lon=-90.0258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N113SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N113SF-2018-08-27) (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: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 102 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131124023289A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PREPARING FOR A VFR FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA THE PILOT STATED SHE SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND STARTED THE HOT ENGINE. THE PILOT SAID SHE MUST HAVE GAVE IT MORE THROTTLE THEN NORMAL BECAUSE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED THE AIRCRAFT SHOT FORWARD AND HIT THE MAIN BUILDING WITH THE RIGHT WING SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT AROUND SO THE PROPELLER HIT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING AND BOUNCED BACK. THIS WAS A VIOLENT HIT ON THE BUILDING DUE TO THE SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED. AT THIS TIME ONLY THE PILOT SAID THAT HER BACK HURTS AND WILL GO TO THE DOCTOR JUST IN CASE. OTHER THAN THAT NOBODY ELSE WAS REPORTEDLY HURT.

## 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 CEN14CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA070), Nov 24, 2013: Cessna 172 (N113SF), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after starting the engine, which resulted in a collision with a building.

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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