# NTSB SEA81FYE18: Cessna 172, N2946E, Seattle, WA, February 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1981
- Place: Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FYE18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYE18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0519  81/2/23    SEATTLE,WA          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0750                    N2946E              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            50, 12100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1050 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOEING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: LEADS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- STARTER MALF.RE-PSND PROP,MAG SW OFF,MIX ON,ENG STARTED.R MAG P-LEAD BKN.PA-31,N777DL,SUBSTL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2946E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2946E), registered now, S/N 17271380, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boeing

## 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 19810223020409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810223020409A), Feb 23, 1981: Cessna 172, Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Turned prop by hand. Engine started, airplane hit parked aircraft. P lead on mag broken. Airplane not secured.

## Other investigations on N2946E (3)

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 LAX94LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA215), Apr 22, 1994: Cessna 172N (N2946E), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CFI'S IMPROPER LEVEL OFF DURING LANDING. THE TAILWIND WAS A FACTOR.
- [NTSB LAX91LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA336), Jul 31, 1991: Cessna 172N (N2946E), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED LANDING FLARE AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GO-AROUND COURSE OVER THE RUNWAY.
- [NTSB SEA81DYE37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE37), Sep 8, 1981: Cessna 172 (N2946E), Bremerton, WA, 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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