# Incident 19790421024759I: Cessna 172, Waukesha, WI, April 21, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1979, 15:10 local time
- Place: Waukesha, WI
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0091° N, 88.2451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waukesha, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0091&lon=-88.2451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29047, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29047) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 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/19790421024759I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER LANDING. PILOT OVER PRIMED BY PUMPING THE THROTTLE DURING RESTART, ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.

## Other reports on N29047 (1)

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

- [Incident 20100423032269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100423032269I), Apr 23, 2010: Cessna 172M (N29047), Ronkonkoma, NY, Minor damage. 04/23/10 Received call at 1215PM from FAA communications center about a C172 N29047 that sustained nosegear and prop damage while landing on 33L at Islip…

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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