# NTSB NYC72FLJ12: Cessna 182, N9926B, Rocky Mount, NC, October 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1971
- Place: Rocky Mount, NC · ROCKY MOUNT, NC
- Location: 35.9382° N, 77.7905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Mount, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9382&lon=-77.7905&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FLJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FLJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1172   71/10/8   ROCKY MOUNT,NC      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1165
        TIME - 1350                    N9926B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 255 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKY MOUNT MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKY MOUNT,NC              ELMIRA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- UNATTENDED-PLT PULLED PROP THRU 2 COMPRESSION STROKES,ENG STARTED ON 2ND.MAG SWITCH FOUND ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9926B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9926B-2013-03-21), registration cancelled 2013-03-21, S/N 34326, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- 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: No damage
- Airport: Rocky Mount Mun

## Other investigations on N9926B (2)

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.

- [NTSB ANC89LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA098), Jun 20, 1989: Cessna 182A (N9926B), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN BY THE PILOT. PROBABLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE SOFT SAND AND THE PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF.
- [NTSB NYC66F0041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0041), Jun 22, 1965: Cessna 182 (N9926B), Slocum, RI, substantial damage

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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