# Accident 19870805043389A: Cessna 120, Oshkosh, WI, August 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1987, 14:05 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Field
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0603° N, 88.5390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0603&lon=-88.5390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76249, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76249-2018-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,100 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870805043389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PASSENGER DEPLANED, DUCKED UNDER A WING AND WALKED INTO IDLING PROPELLER.PILOT FAILED TO CAUTION PASSENGER OF PROP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI87FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA185), Aug 5, 1987: Cessna 120 (N76249), Oshkosh, WI, no damage

## Other reports on N76249 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19851028063589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851028063589I), Oct 28, 1985: Cessna 120 (N76249), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Porpoised on landing. Applied brakes and nosed over. No placards for avgas. Registration application expired.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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