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Accident

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · New Bedford, MA · September 1, 1984

Date
September 1, 1984 · 13:22 local
Place
New Bedford, MA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5399F
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84FNA03
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
103 total4 in this make and model5 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 exited cabin, jumped down off front of wing, was hit by propeller before pilot could stop him.

As the FAA filed it

PASSENGER EXITED CABIN, JUMPED DOWN OFF FRONT OF WING, WAS HIT BY PROPELLER BEFORE PILOT COULD STOP HIM.

NTSB investigation

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