- Date
- March 8, 1984, 09:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place
- Ormond Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N12497Cessna 172 M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840308007089A
- Case key
- 31091
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that the alternator was inop, so the acft had no electrical power. He decided to hand prop the eng to start it for a banner towing operation. He set the parking brake & started pulling the propeller thru by hand while the cockpit was unattended. The eng started & the acft began rolling. The plt was unable to regain control before the acft collided with a hangar.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12497
- Reported as
- Cessna 172 M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172 62021
- Airframe hours
- 6,040
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Silver Bucket Enterprise Inc.
- Registered owner
- Silver Bucket Enterprise Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 5, 1984 · 17 hours before
- Airport
- runway 11
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 327 total · 130 in this make and model · 241 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N12497 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.