# NTSB IAD76DKM21: Cessna 182, N5652B, Mooresville, NC, December 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1975
- Place: Mooresville, NC · MOORESVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.5836° N, 80.8283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mooresville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5836&lon=-80.8283&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151652
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DKM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3889   75/12/5   MOORESVILLE,NC      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N5652B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 67, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2800 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOORESVILLE,NC              ROANOKE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- HAND PROPPED ENG,STARTED,PLT ATMTG BOARD ACFT WHEN IT MOVED,STABILIZER HIT PLT,ACFT THEN HIT TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5652B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5652B-1976-05-25), registration cancelled 1976-05-25, S/N 33652 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Millers

## 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 19751205039359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751205039359A), Dec 5, 1975: Cessna 182, Mooresville, NC, Substantial damage. Hand propped eng,started,plt atmtg board acft when it moved,stabilizer hit plt,acft then hit tree.

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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