# Accident 20140628012071A: Cessna 172L, Danbury, CT, June 28, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2014, 10:30 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3736° N, 73.4836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3736&lon=-73.4836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7867G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7867G-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 190 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140628012071A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) ARRIVED AT DANBURY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KDXR) ON JUNE 28, 2014 WITH TWO PASSENGERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FLYING TO MARTHA?S VINEYARD AIRPORT (KMVY) TO MEET FRIENDS. ALL ATTEMPTS BY THE PIC TO START THE ENGINE USING THE STARTER FAILED. THE PIC STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED THE KEY NOTHING HAPPENED. HE DECIDED TO START THE AIRCRAFT USING THE HAND-PROPPING METHOD. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING HAND-PROPPED IT WAS NOT TIED-DOWN, NO CHOCKS WERE INSTALLED, THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT SET, AND THE FRONT PASSENGER (WHO IS NOT A PILOT) WAS ONLY TOLD TO HOLD THE BRAKES. THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS NOT SHOWN HOW TO PROPERLY USE THE BRAKES ON AN AIRCRAFT.

AFTER THREE OR FOUR ATTEMPTS HAND-PROPPING THE ENGINE STARTED AND BEFORE THE PILOT COULD ENTER THE COCKPIT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ACCELERATING. THE PILOT STATED HE RAN AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS UNABLE TO CATCH UP. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT 180 DEGREE TURN AND IMPACTED A PARKED BEECH BONANZA. THAT BONANZA WAS THEN PUSHED BACK INTO ANOTHER BONANZA AND A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT.

DUE TO THE IMPACT WITH THE OTHER AIRCRAFT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, PROPELLOR, LEFT AILERON AND FIREWALL OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA14CA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA314), Jun 28, 2014: Cessna 172L (N7867G), Danbury, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's use of a person unfamiliar with aviation and his failure to properly secure the airplane during hand starting of 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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