NONE · Cessna 172L · 1999-12-28 · NEW ORLEANS, LA, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW00LA055
Event ID
20001212X20248
Type
Accident
Date
1999-12-28
Location
NEW ORLEANS, LA, USA
Coordinates
30.019298, -90.019508
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
172L
Registration
N172GT
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DUSK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent starting of the engine. Factors were the pilot's failure to set the mixture control to the off position, and the intermittent short in the starter switch.