# Accident 19930926036429A: Piper PA24260, Niagara Falls, NY, September 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1993, 16:58 local time
- Place: Niagara Falls, NY
- Airport: Niagara Falls International
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1404° N, 79.0296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1404&lon=-79.0296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8992P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8992P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,357 total, 293 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930926036429A

## Narrative

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

PILOTS WIFE GOT OUT TO REMOVE NOSE WHEEL CHOCK WITH ENGINE RUNNING. WAS STRUCK BY PROPELLER. FAILED TO STOP ENGINE.

## 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 BFO93LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA186), Sep 26, 1993: Piper PA-24-260 (N8992P), Niagara Falls, NY, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW STARTING PROCEDURES AND HIS INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY NOT REMOVING THE WHEEL CHOCKS AND THE PASSENGER NOT MAINTAINING CLEARANCE FROM THE PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N8992P (1)

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

- [Incident 19790922050989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922050989I), Sep 22, 1979: Piper PA24260 (N8992P), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Oil lost due to a loose b nut in the oil cooler line. Just out of maintenance

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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