- Date
- August 10, 1991, 20:45 local (Aug 11, 1991, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Magnolia, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N7594GCessna 172L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910810033209A
- Case key
- 36985
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper starting procedure.
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 pilot was hand propping his airplane which was chocked, but not tied down. The engine started and as he reached for the airplane, he slipped and fell with his glasses coming off. He reached for his glasses, however the airplane moved and he was unable to catch the airplane which struck a pole and came to rest in a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7594G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17259294
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David M. Hutton
- Airport
- OH04 · Magnolia
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 790 total · 450 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.