# NTSB FTW82DRJ06: Cessna 175A, N6994E, Mt.Pleasant, TX, December 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1981
- Place: Mt.Pleasant, TX · MT.PLEASANT, TX
- Location: 33.1582° N, 94.9745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pleasant, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1582&lon=-94.9745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123166
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DRJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3287  81/12/26   MT.PLEASANT,TX      CESSNA 175A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 387
        TIME - 1300                    N6994E              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 265 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT.PLEASANT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT.PLEASANT,TX              DALLAS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: LEADS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OPEN
        REMARKS- ENG INADVERTENTLY STARTED DUE TO A BROKEN MAG PRIMARY LEAD WHEN PROP WAS ROTATED BY HAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6994E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6994E-1988-06-02), registration cancelled 1988-06-02, S/N 56494 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mt.Pleasant

## 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 19811226082279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811226082279A), Dec 26, 1981: Cessna 175A, Mount Pleasant, TX, Substantial damage. Engine started unexpectedly when pilot was pulling prop through. Aircraft struck hangar door, then hangar.

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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