# Accident 19940312004939A: Amtr RV4, Shirley, NY, March 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1994, 17:20 local time
- Place: Shirley, NY
- Location: 40.7936° N, 72.8759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shirley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7936&lon=-72.8759&mi=10
- Aircraft: N538PG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N538PG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grella Pasquale RV-4 (registry code 05608LA, https://openairdocs.org/model/grella-pasquale-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940312004939A

## Narrative

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

PLANE WAS ON RAMP BEING HAND STARTED WHEN THE PROP STRUCK THE PASSENGER ON THE HEAD. WENT TO HOSPITAL FOR STITCHES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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