# NTSB OAK75DJA02: Cessna 305C, N5639V, Honolulu, HI, September 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1974
- Place: Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DJA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DJA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2565   74/9/3    HONOLULU,HAWAII     CESSNA 305C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0655                    N5639V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL SURVEY             AGE 24, 1400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU,HAWAII             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- PERSONNEL STRUCK BY PROP WHILE HAND PROPPING ENG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5639V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5639V), registered now, S/N 23618, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305C
- Registry model: [Cessna 305C (0-1E)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305c-0-1e) (registry code 2074014) (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: Honolulu Intl

## 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 19740903028469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740903028469A), Sep 3, 1974: Cessna 305C, Honolulu, AK. Personnel struck by prop while hand propping eng

## Other investigations on N5639V (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 LAX82FJA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FJA03), Jan 10, 1982: Cessna 305 (L-19) (N5639V), Mokuleia, HI, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK73DJA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DJA07), Nov 25, 1972: Cessna 305C (N5639V), Wheelr Afb, HI, 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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