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Accident

FAA accident report · Cessna 404CESSNA · Indianapolis, IN · May 2, 1985

Date
May 2, 1985 · 02:49 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N68103
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85FEX01
Reported as
Cessna 404CESSNA
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,103 total497 in this make and model238 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.

Freight handler contacted moving propeller. Engine had been started to defrost windshield during cargo loading.

As the FAA filed it

FREIGHT HANDLER CONTACTED MOVING PROPELLER. ENGINE HAD BEEN STARTED TO DEFROST WINDSHIELD DURING CARGO LOADING.

NTSB investigation

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