# Incident 19780824048779I: Cessna R172K, New Cumberland, PA, August 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: New Cumberland, PA
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2171° N, 76.8514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPITAL CITY (CXY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2171&lon=-76.8514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736FG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736FG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 157 total, 137 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/19780824048779I

## Narrative

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

PILOT PULLED PARKING BRAKE ON A HAND PROPPED AIRPLANE. STARTED AND PROCEEDED ACROSS RAMP HITTING CESSNA 402.

## Other reports on N736FG (1)

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

- [Accident 19850510016609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850510016609A), May 10, 1985: Cessna R172K (N736FG), Glen Campbell, PA, Substantial damage. While flying at low altitude left main struck a dirt pile. Damage to gear. Loss of directional control on landing.

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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