# NTSB Accident NYC02LA011
> **Cessna 172N** · 2001-10-18 · Ashland, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC02LA011
- **Event ID:** 20011023X02132
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-10-18
- **Location:** Ashland, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.760723, -77.470565
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N4834G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The line technician's inadvertent contact with the propeller during a hand-propped engine start.

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