19841019057489A

Accident

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · West Palm Beach, FL · October 19, 1984

Date
October 19, 1984 · 14:54 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5926V
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85LA013
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
180 total15 in this make and model14 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 was struck by the idling propeller trying to close the cabin door while standing in front of wing.

As the FAA filed it

PASSENGER WAS STRUCK BY THE IDLING PROPELLER TRYING TO CLOSE THE CABIN DOOR WHILE STANDING IN FRONT OF WING.

NTSB investigation

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