# Incident 19780319009059I: Piper J5A, Longmont, CO, March 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1978, 08:10 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1682° N, 105.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longmont, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1682&lon=-105.1005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35028, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35028-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 386 total, 13 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/19780319009059I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAND PROPPED HIS AIRCRAFT WHILE CHOCKED. IN REMOVING CHOCKS THE AIRPLANE GOT AWAY.

## Other reports on N35028 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780617046289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780617046289I), Jun 17, 1978: Piper J5A (N35028), Longmont, CO, Minor damage. Plane struck hangar after pilot lost control after hand prop. Tail tie down broke.

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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