# Accident 19790608013229A: Cessna 172, Pine Bluff, AR, June 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1979, 09:00 local time
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Airport: Grider
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2284° N, 92.0032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Bluff, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2284&lon=-92.0032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2637U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2637U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 58 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790608013229A

## Narrative

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

CHOCKED AIRPLANE ON RAMP. HAND PROPPED. ENGINE STARTED, JUMPED CHOCKS, RAN INTO DITCH.

## 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 FTW79DPG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG49), Jun 8, 1979: Cessna 172D (N2637U), Pine Bluff, AR, substantial 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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