# NTSB MKC74DER09: Cessna 182A, N6332B, Lake Elmo, MN, September 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1973
- Place: Lake Elmo, MN · LAKE ELMO, MN
- Location: 44.9879° N, 92.9097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elmo, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9879&lon=-92.9097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DER09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2355   73/9/5    LAKE ELMO,MINN      CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 219
        TIME - 1530                    N6332B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE ELMO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ELMO,MINN              ROCHESTER,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- APCHD PROP AREA FROM REAR AND L SIDE OF ACFT.PLT MOVED PROP TO WALK PAST ENG STARTED.HIT HANGAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6332B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6332B-2012-10-04), registration cancelled 2012-10-04, S/N 34232, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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: Lake Elmo

## 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 19730905027719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730905027719A), Sep 5, 1973: Cessna 182A, Lake Elmo, MN, Substantial damage. Apchd prop area from rear and l side of acft. Plt moved prop to walk past eng started. Hit 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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