19890511021339I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172L · Moncks Corner, SC · May 11, 1989

Date
May 11, 1989 · 11:15 local
Place
Moncks Corner, SC
Airport
Berkeley County Airport
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9891G
Reported as
Cessna 172L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

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.

It is believed CFI noticed oil. Door open after startup. Got out to close it and was killed by idling propeller.

As the FAA filed it

IT IS BELIEVED CFI NOTICED OIL. DOOR OPEN AFTER STARTUP. GOT OUT TO CLOSE IT AND WAS KILLED BY IDLING PROPELLER.