# Incident 19790404013459I: Cessna 172N, Boston, MA, April 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1979, 12:04 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2060E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2060E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 445 total, 250 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/19790404013459I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PASSING BEHIND A LARGE JET. CAPTAIN UNAWARE OF THE LILFHT AIRPLANE APPLIED POWER. DAMAGED PROP, WINGTIP.

## Other reports on N2060E (2)

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

- [Incident 19910928052789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910928052789I), Sep 28, 1991: Cessna 172N (N2060E), Moneta, VA, Minor damage. Landed long. Departed end of runway into a ditch.
- [Accident 19800312006839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800312006839A), Mar 12, 1980: Cessna 172N (N2060E), Mattituck, NY, Substantial damage. Landed in strong gusty crosswind. Lost directional control of aircraft. Hit trees and fence on side of runway.

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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