# NTSB LAX82FVD05: Cessna 172, N5609A, Ukiah, CA, November 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1981
- Place: Ukiah, CA · UKIAH, CA
- Location: 39.1448° N, 123.2123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ukiah, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1448&lon=-123.2123&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FVD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2410  81/11/19   UKIAH,CA            CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 68, 623
        TIME - 1305                    N5609A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 129 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UKIAH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UKIAH,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- HAND PROPPING,ACFT JUMPED CHOCKS SNAPPING TAIL TIEDOWN RING.SUBST DMG TO N62579,N555MV,N8765Z.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5609A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5609A-1982-12-11), registration cancelled 1982-12-11, S/N 28209 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ukiah

## 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 19811119074519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811119074519A), Nov 19, 1981: Cessna 172, Ukiah, CA, Substantial damage. Low battery. Hand-propped. Engine started. Airplane broke tiedown, jumped chock. Hit 3 other parked airplanes.

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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