# Accident 19940121000819A: Cessna 152, Georgetown, DE, January 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1994, 18:45 local time
- Place: Georgetown, DE
- Airport: Sussex County Airport
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: YLVA
- Location: 38.6893° N, 75.3806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6893&lon=-75.3806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95537, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95537) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,120 total, 600 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940121000819A

## Narrative

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

GROUND PERSON WAS STRUCK BY IDLING PROPELLER AS SHE WALKED TOWARD AIRCRAFT. LOST FOUR FINGERS FROM HER HAND.

## 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 BFO94LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA033), Jan 21, 1994: Cessna 152 (N95537), Georgetown, DE, no damage. Probable cause: The failure of ground personnel to maintain clearance from the engine propeller.

## Other reports on N95537 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900427015249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900427015249I), Apr 27, 1990: Cessna 152 (N95537), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Aircraft hit a plastic warning cone during taxi. Bent one propeller blade.

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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