# Accident 19770611016129A: Cessna 177, Mt Joy, PA, June 11, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1977
- Place: Mt Joy, PA
- Airport: Mt Joy
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 40.1106° N, 76.5057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Joy, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1106&lon=-76.5057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4500X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4500X-1993-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 121 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FGT15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGT15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770611016129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PIC FAILED TO STOP ENGINE PRIOR TO DEPLANING PAX.PAX PUT HAND INTO PROP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC77FGT15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGT15), Jun 11, 1977: Cessna 177 (N4500X), Mt Joy, PA, no damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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