# Accident 19940923032969A: Piper PA28235, Kill Devil Hill, NC, September 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1994, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kill Devil Hill, NC
- Airport: First Flight Airport
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0109° N, 75.6600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0109&lon=-75.6600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N622MK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 350 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940923032969A

## Narrative

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

PARKED ON RAMP. PASSENGER HAD PHYSICAL EMERGENCY GOT OUT AND JUMPED FROM WING. IDLING PROP SEVERED THREE FINGERS.

## 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 ATL94LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA178), Sep 23, 1994: Piper PA-28-235B (N622MK), Kill Devil Hill, NC, no damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT THE PASSENGER DID NOT EXIT THE AIRPLANE WHILE THE PROPELLER WAS STILL TURNING.

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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