ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380482
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| Date: | Thursday 17 November 1983 |
| Time: | 09:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Falcon Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N52419 |
| MSN: | 17274512 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1105 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yankton, SD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Eagle Butte, SD (SD47) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT STATED THE ENG WOULDN'T START & HE SUSPECTED A DEAD SPOT ON THE STARTER. HE THEN ASKED A MECHANIC TO ROTATE THE PROP. ALL SWITCHES WERE OFF EXCEPT THE BATTERY SWITCH. WHEN THE MECHANIC MOVED THE PROP THE ENG STARTED & THE PROP STRUCK THE MECHANIC. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT'S IGNITION WIRING REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAGNETO 'P' LEAD WAS INCORRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE GROUND TERMINAL CAUSING THE RIGHT MAGNETO TO BE OPEN, OR HOT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN84LA033
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 September 1997 | N52419 | Falcon Aviation, Inc. | 0 | Yankton, SD | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 17:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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