# Accident 19790704018899A: Cessna 177, Bullhead City, AZ, July 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1979, 22:30 local time
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Airport: Bullhead City
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1620° N, 114.5655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Bullhead City Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1620&lon=-114.5655&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19939, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19939-2004-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 128 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ93) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790704018899A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER DEPLANED, WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ON RAMP, TO CHECK AIRCRAFT. WALKED INTO PROPELLER.

## 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 LAX79DUJ93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ93), Jul 4, 1979: Cessna 177 (N19939), Bullhead City, AZ, 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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