# NTSB NYC77FGT15: Cessna 177, N4500X, Mt Joy, PA, June 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1977
- Place: Mt Joy, PA · MT JOY, PA
- Location: 40.1106° N, 76.5057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Joy, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1106&lon=-76.5057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FGT15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGT15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2148  77/6/11    MT JOY,PA           CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 208
        TIME - 2200                    N4500X              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT JOY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT JOY,PA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- PIC FAILED TO STOP ENGINE PRIOR TO DEPLANING PAX.PAX PUT HAND INTO PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4500X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4500X-1993-06-16), registration cancelled 1993-06-16, S/N 17700590 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Mt Joy

## 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 19770611016129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770611016129A), Jun 11, 1977: Cessna 177, Mt Joy, PA. PIC failed to stop engine prior to deplaning pax. Pax put hand into prop.

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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