- Date
- August 22, 1982, 12:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Nera Kenai, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N369XMaule M-5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820822039889A
- Case key
- 71963
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The passenger was struck by the propeller while he was attempting to assist in beaching the float plane. The pilot stated that as he beached the aircraft and was shutting down the engine, the passenger (contrary to repeated instructions) exited the cabin. Reportedly, the passenger then ran forward on the float and into the propeller that was still coasting.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N369X
- Reported as
- Maule M-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7006C
- Airframe hours
- 367
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Cowdery
- Registered owner
- John Cowdery
- Departed
- Lake Hood Anch
- Destination
- Lake Hood Anch
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 700 total · 418 in this make and model · 20 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N369X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.