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Accident

FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Santa Paula ___, CA · April 20, 1980

Date
April 20, 1980 · 11:30 local
Place
Santa Paula ___, CA
Airport
Santa Paula Airport
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4756Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DA081
Reported as
Cessna A185E
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
740 total0 in this make and model0 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.

While removing wheel chocks, a passenger was hit by the propeller. The pilot failed to properly supervise operation

As the FAA filed it

WHILE REMOVING WHEEL CHOCKS, A PASSENGER WAS HIT BY THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY SUPERVISE OPERATION

NTSB investigation

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