# Accident 20000220012049A: Cessna 180, Virginia, MN, February 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2000, 14:40 local time
- Place: Virginia, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8106° N, 92.2899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8106&lon=-92.2899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6545A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6545A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000220012049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON LAKE VERMILLION TO WATCH SNOWMOBILES. PILOT IN PROCESS OF SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE WHEN HIS 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER (KRISTEN) EXITED LEFT SIDE OF A/C AND WALKED INTO 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 CHI00LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA072), Feb 20, 2000: Cessna 180 (N6545A), Tower, MN, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the passenger not maintaining clearance from the rotating propeller.

## Other reports on N6545A (1)

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

- [Accident 20100516005219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100516005219A), May 16, 2010: Cessna 180 (N6545A), Duluth, MN, Substantial damage. The pilot departed cook municipal airport (cqm) at 2:46 pm for a flight (VFR) to Sky Harbor Airport (dyt) Duluth Minnesota. Before arriving at the Sky Harbor…

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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