# Accident 19920108000319A: Cessna 177B, Memphis, TN, January 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1992, 07:14 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1709° N, 89.8608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1709&lon=-89.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13564, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13564) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 439 total, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920108000319A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER DISEMBARKED AND WALKED INTO THE IDLING PROPELLER.

## 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 ATL92LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA034), Jan 8, 1992: Cessna 177B (N13564), Memphis, TN, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PASSENGER'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES TO WALK BEHIND THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS WERE THE DAWN LIGHT CONDITIONS AND THE LIGHT RAIN.

## Other reports on N13564 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780930018259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780930018259I), Sep 30, 1978: Cessna 177 (N13564), Greenville, MS, Minor damage. Aircraft porpoised and finally broke nose gear off.

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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