# NTSB DIA69D0065: Cessna 182, N4738D, Norfolk, VA, September 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1968
- Place: Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
- Location: 36.8468° N, 76.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8468&lon=-76.2852&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2845   68/9/2    NORFOLK,VA          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 750
        TIME - 1545                    N4738D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORFOLK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- HAND ROTATED PROP WITH SWITCHES ON.ACFT STARTED,JUMPED CHOCKS,STRUCK,DAMAGED,HOWARD N9044H.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4738D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4738D-2002-09-04), registration cancelled 2002-09-04, S/N 34838, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Norfolk

## Other investigations on N4738D (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 MIA75DKJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ15), Aug 23, 1974: Cessna 182A (N4738D), Grove Hill, AL, 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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