# NTSB SEA89LA038: Cessna 180A, N9104R, Arlington, WA, January 19, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 19, 1989, 15:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Coordinates: 48.17926, -121.669364 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1793&lon=-121.6694&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 28, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40973
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA89LA038
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40973/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA038

## Probable cause

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HAND-PROP THE ENGINE WITHOUT PROPERLY SECURING IT.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Miscellaneous/other, standing - starting engine(s)
  - starting procedure - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft unattended/engine(s) running (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, taxi
  - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO HAND-PROP THE ENG WITH THE ACFT UNSECURED AND NO ONE AT THE CONTROLS. THE ACFT MOVED AWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TAXIWAY SIGNS AND PARKED ACFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9104R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9104R-2013-06-05), registration cancelled 2013-06-05, S/N 32717 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32717
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-K 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Victor Pomel
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: S88, Arlington Municipal

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, expired; flight hours: 1,500 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 350° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PAE, 15 nm away

## 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 19890119001179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890119001179A), Jan 19, 1989: Cessna 180A, Arlington, WA, Substantial damage. Hand started engine to reposition aircraft. Unsecured plane taxied into signs and two parked aircraft.

## Other investigations on N9104R (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 WPR10CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA257), May 23, 2010: Cessna 180A (N9104R), Kettle Falls, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the reduced visibility due to precipitation.
- [NTSB MIA81DLD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD05), Oct 16, 1980: Cessna 188 (N9104R), Myakka, FL, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA77FKG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG59), Aug 2, 1977: Cessna 188B (N9104R), Statesboro, GA, destroyed

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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