# Accident 19920705023649A: Cessna 177B, Dwight, IL, July 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1992, 11:20 local time
- Place: Dwight, IL
- Airport: Dwight Airport
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0899° N, 88.4200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0899&lon=-88.4200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35107, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35107) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 902 total, 878 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920705023649A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER GOT OUT TO SUMMON HELP FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. PILOT KEPT ENGINE RUNNING. PASSENGER WALKED INTO 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 CHI92LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA198), Jul 5, 1992: Cessna 177B (N35107), Dwight, IL, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PASSENGER'S INATTENTION TO THE PROPELLER ARC AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PROCEDURE IN DISEMBARKING A PASSENGER WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING.

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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