# Incident 19780108002209I: Cessna 140, North Platte, NE, January 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1978, 15:05 local time
- Place: North Platte, NE
- Airport: Lee Bird
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1256° N, 100.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1256&lon=-100.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9612A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9612A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 19 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780108002209I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAND PROPPED BY STUDENT,GOT AWAY. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N9612A (1)

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

- [Accident 19861019049382A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861019049382A), Oct 19, 1986: Cessna 140A (N9612A), Hamilton, OH, Substantial damage. The aircraft was struck by N8152 during final approach. This plane was hit from above, but landed safely off field

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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