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Cessna 172 N52419

17 November 1983 · Yankton, South Dakota, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 17 November 1983 at about 14:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N52419 was involved in an accident near Yankton, South Dakota, United States. 3 people were on board. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Yankton, South Dakota, United States
Nearest airport
Chan Gurney (YKN)
Coordinates
42.8799, -97.3909
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N52419
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Eagle Butte
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
Weather
VMC
Light
Dawn
NTSB number
DEN84LA033

People

Injuries not recorded.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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