NTSB MIA89LA051 — 1988-12-16 · VENICE, Florida, United States

Current FAA registration · N4419L

Make / Model: CESSNA 172G
Year of manufacture: 1966 · 22 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19660429
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A551F2

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4419L Cessna 172G None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENG WITH A LESS THAN FULLY-CHARGED BATTERY. THE FORMER NAVY PLT EXITED THE ACFT, LEAVING HIS NONPLT PAX ABOARD, AND THE MAG SWITCH 'ON'. HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOWLY PULL THE PROP THRU COMPRESSION STROKE BY HAND. HE HAD JUST BARELY ROTATED THE PROP WHEN THE ENG STARTED. THE PLT JUMPED CLEAR & WATCHED AS HIS ACFT MOVED ACROSS THE RAMP & COLLIDED WITH THE TAIL OF A PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED C-310. THE PLT LATER STATED THAT TO PRECLUDE A SIMILIAR ACCIDENT FROM OCCURRING IN THE FUTURE, HE WOULD EITHER HAVE A COMPETENT PERSON AT THE CONTROLS APPLYING THE BRAKES, OR HE WOULD SECURE THE TAIL &/OR CHOCK THE WHEELS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MIA89LA051.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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