# NTSB FTW79DPG49: Cessna 172D, N2637U, Pine Bluff, AR, June 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1979
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR · PINE BLUFF, AR
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135644
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPG49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1239   79/6/8    PINE BLUFF,AR       CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 154
        TIME - 0900                    N2637U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIDER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINE BLUFF,AR               ROCHDALE,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT HANDPROPPED ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2637U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2637U), registered now, S/N 17250237, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grider Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790608013229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790608013229A), Jun 8, 1979: Cessna 172, Pine Bluff, AR, Substantial damage. Chocked airplane on ramp. Hand propped. Engine started, jumped chocks, ran into ditch.

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.

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