# NTSB ATL81FLA03: Cessna 177A, N30415, St Simons, GA, March 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1981
- Place: St Simons, GA · ST SIMONS, GA
- Location: 31.1801° N, 81.3854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Simons, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1801&lon=-81.3854&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FLA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0425  81/3/14    ST SIMONS,GA        CESSNA 177A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 110
        TIME - 1335                    N30415              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MALCOLM-MCKINNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST SIMONS,GA                BARRON,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- MOVED PROP BY HAND,NO ONE AT CTLS.CESSNA 210,N10666,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.CESSNA 210,N301RS,MINOR DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30415](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30415-2012-02-14), registration cancelled 2012-02-14, S/N 17701242, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Registry model: [Cessna 177A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (registry code 2073706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Malcolm-Mckinnon

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810314009489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810314009489A), Mar 14, 1981: Cessna 177A, St Simons Islan, GA, Substantial damage. Hand-propped engine with airplane unattended, brake on, throttle open. Engine started. Airplane hit parked aircraft

## Other investigations on N30415 (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 MIA71DLA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLA34), Feb 23, 1971: Cessna 177 (N30415), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage

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.

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