# Accident 19890225015559A: Cessna 172I, Friendly, MD, February 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1989, 20:35 local time
- Place: Friendly, MD
- Airport: Potomac Airfield Airport
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7294° N, 77.0006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7294&lon=-77.0006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8359L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8359L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 326 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890225015559A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER WALKED INTO A IDLING PROP AT NIGHT. WAS NOT WEARING GLASSES AND WALKED IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 BFO89LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA018), Feb 26, 1989: Cessna 172I (N8359L), Fort Washington, MD, no damage. Probable cause: THE PASSENGER FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE PROPELLER AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH THE PILOT FAILURE TO SUPERVISE THE BOARDING OF THE PASSENGER AND THE NIGHT LIGHT…

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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