# Incident 19780522035349I: Cessna 152, El Cajon, CA, May 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1978
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707GS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N707GS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 300 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/19780522035349I

## Narrative

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

WHEN UNABLE TO START AIRCRAFT INSTRUCTOR TURNED ON MASTER, PROP TURNED STRIKING TOWBAR. STUDENT HIT BY TOWBAR.

## Other reports on N707GS (1)

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

- [Incident 19921112050759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921112050759I), Nov 12, 1992: Cessna 152 (N707GS), San Diego, CA. Pilot made a forced landing on a public road due to fuel exhaustion.

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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