# Accident 19790602013919A: Cessna 177RG, Davis, CA, June 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1979, 18:02 local time
- Place: Davis, CA
- Airport: University
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5315° N, 121.7865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at UNIVERSITY (EDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5315&lon=-121.7865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34493, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34493-2023-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 57 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790602013919A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER DEPLANED, WALKED INTO IDLING PROPELLOR. FACTOR, PILOT FAILED TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE FOR DEPLANING PASSENGERS

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK79DVG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG49), Jun 2, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N34493), David, CA, no damage

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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