# Incident 19790416023049I: Piper J4A, El Cajon, CA, April 16, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1979, 17:38 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespe
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8017° N, 116.9605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Cajon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8017&lon=-116.9605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22772, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22772) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J4A (registry code 7100604, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 50 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/19790416023049I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT MAKING MAG CHECK BEFORE TAKEOFF. TAIL CAME UP AND PROP HIT THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N22772 (1)

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

- [Incident 19791208047899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208047899I), Dec 8, 1979: Piper J4A (N22772), Warner Springs, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck fence after attempting goaround.

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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