# NTSB LAX68F0329: Cessna 182F, N5715R, Fullerton, CA, February 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1968
- Place: Fullerton, CA · FULLERTON, CA
- Location: 33.8857° N, 117.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fullerton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8857&lon=-117.9280&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 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111924
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68F0329
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0329

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0411  68/2/17    FULLERTON,CALIF     CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 505
        TIME - 1000                    N5715R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULLERTON MUNIC
        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- PKD ACFT PIPER PA-22 N861A,SUBST DAMAGE.PLT HAND PROPPED UNOCCUPIED,INADEQUATELY SECURED ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5715R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5715R), registered now, S/N 18254794, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (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: Fullerton Munic

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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