# NTSB CHI80FEX04: Cessna 182F, N3591Y, Greenwood, IN, February 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1980
- Place: Greenwood, IN · GREENWOOD, IN
- Location: 39.6034° N, 86.1052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenwood, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6034&lon=-86.1052&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEX04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0134  80/2/12    GREENWOOD,IN        CESSNA 182F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 268
        TIME - 0905                    N3591Y              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENWOOD,IN                CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
        REMARKS- ENG STOPPED DRG TAXI.BATTERY TOO WEAK TO TURN ENG THRU COMP STROKE.ENG STARTED AS PLT MOVED PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3591Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Skyway

## 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 19800212003129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800212003129A), Feb 12, 1980: Cessna 182F, Greenwood, IN. Engine stopped. Unable to restart due to low battery. Pilot tried to handprop, engine started. Prop struck pilot.

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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