# Accident 19771113037929A: Cessna 172K, Providence, RI, November 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1977
- Place: Providence, RI
- Airport: Tf Green
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 41.8231° N, 71.4188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Providence, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8231&lon=-71.4188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79041, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79041-2012-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 560 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771113037929A

## Narrative

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

PIC HAND PROPPED UNATTENDED AIRCRAFT.ENGINE STARTED.AIRCRAFT TAXIIED INTO PARKED AUTOMOBILES.

## 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 NYC78FNA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA03), Nov 13, 1977: Cessna 172 (N79041), Providence, RI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N79041 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870628027549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870628027549A), Jun 28, 1987: Cessna 172K (N79041), Block Island, RI, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Crashed into brush off end runway. Pilot took off with fuel selector in off position.

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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