# Accident 19950624016089A: Piper PA18, Rio Hondo, TX, June 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1995, 10:00 local time
- Place: Rio Hondo, TX
- Airport: Texas Dusting Service Airport
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2305° N, 97.5793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2305&lon=-97.5793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5424H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5424H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950624016089A

## Narrative

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

WARMING ENGINE ASKED PERSON STANDING OUTSIDE TO RETREIVE HIS SODA FROM OFFICE. PERSON WALKED INTO TURNING 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 FTW95LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA272), Jun 24, 1995: Piper PA-18-95 (N5424H), Rio Hondo, TX, no damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY SUPERVISE A NON-PASSENGER RESULTING IN THE INDIVIDUAL BEING STRUCK BY THE PROPELLER.

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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