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CHI93LA222

1993-06-25 · ST. CLOUD, Minnesota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport STC

Current FAA registration · N1670Y

Make / Model
CESSNA 172C
Year of manufacture
1962 · 31 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19620526
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A10E1E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

the pilot's improper starting procedures.

Factual narrative

On June 25, 1993, about 1330 central daylight time, a Cessna 172 airplane, N1670Y, sustained substantial damage when it collided with a parked and unattended airplane at St. Cloud Municipal Airport, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The solo commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the intended personal flight. The pilot reported he was attempting to start the airplane's engine preparatory for flight by hand propping. The engine started and the airplane accelerated forward, breaking the tail tie down rope. The airplane continued forward and collided with another, unoccupied Cessna 172, N8601B. THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE PREPARATORY FOR FLIGHT BY HAND PROPPING. THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED FORWARD, BREAKING THE TAIL TIE DOWN ROPE. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED FORWARD AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER, UNOCCUPIED CESSNA 172, N8601B. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_CHI93LA222.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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