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Accident

FAA accident report · Cessna 177RG · Davis, CA · June 2, 1979

Date
June 2, 1979 · 18:02 local
Place
Davis, CA
Airport
University
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N34493
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK79DVG49
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
218 total57 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Passenger deplaned, walked into idling propellor. Factor, pilot failed to shut down engine for deplaning passengers

As the FAA filed it

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

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.