# Accident 20100715040029A: Beech A36, Las Vegas, NV, July 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2010, 16:20 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: N/A
- Location: 36.0800° N, 115.1522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0800&lon=-115.1522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4153Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,203 total, 828 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100715040029A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 15, 2010 AT 1620 PDT AT LAS VEGAS, NV (MCCARRAN AIRPORT) PILOT OF N4153Q, A BEECH A-36 BONANZA, STARTED THE ENGINE, THEN REALIZED THE WHEEL CHOCKS WERE STILL IN PLACE. PILOT ALLOWED HIS PASSENGER TO EXIT THE AIRPLANE TO REMOVE THE CHOCKS WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. PASSENGER WAS STRUCK BY THE SPINNING PROPELLER AND SUSTAINED A SERIOUS HEAD INJURY. PILOT RADIOED FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AT 16:21:30, AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE.  PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, PORTIONS OF SCALP WERE REATTACHED.  PASSENGER IS RECOVERING AT HOME.

## 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 WPR10LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA352), Jul 15, 2010: Beech A36 (N4153Q), Las Vegas, NV, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger's failure to maintain clearance from a turning propeller. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.

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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