- Date
- October 10, 1983, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Toughkenamon, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N4333RCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831010068129A
- Case key
- 35450
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt had difficulty in starting the eng & got a mechanic to be at the controls while he hand propped the acft. He had tried several times to start the eng, then tried with the throttle open. On that attempt, the eng started and the acft began to move forward. The plt pulled on the wing, which swerved the acft away from the gas pumps & the office. He then tried to open the door of the cockpit while standing on the wheel fairing. Reportedly, he fell off & was knocked unconscious & the acft hit a trailer & a hangar. The mechanic reported that his seat was not locked & it moved back when the eng suddenly started. Reportedly, he fell out of the acft when the plt pulled on the wing & swerved the plane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4333R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-603086
- Airframe hours
- 1,650
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eugehe F. Elsavage
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 24, 1983 · 26 hours before
- Departed
- N57 · Toughkenamon, PA
- Airport
- N47 · New Garden
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 313 total · 96 in this make and model · 275 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 63 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.