# NTSB CEN25LA028: Cessna 182Q, N8883X, Rose Hill, KS, October 26, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: October 26, 2024, 14:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place: Rose Hill, KS
- Coordinates: 37.565389, -97.174611 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5654&lon=-97.1746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Standing-engine(s) operating: AC/prop/rotor contact w person](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/081)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 195379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA028
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195379/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA028

## Preliminary report

On October 26, 2024, about 1440 central daylight time, a Cessna 182Q airplane was not damaged when it was involved in an accident near Rose Hill, Kansas. The pilot was not injured, and a passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 skydiving flight. The pilot reported that he had completed 6 skydive flights during the morning of the accident. The airplane was parked with the engine running, waiting to board more skydivers for a 7th flight. A passenger, who was a photographer, was sitting in the back of the airplane. She exited the airplane and was moving into a position to photograph the skydivers as they approached the airplane. The photographer backed into the turning propeller and sustained fatal injuries.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Standing-engine(s) operating: AC/prop/rotor contact w person](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/081) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182Q, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/081/sequence.md?model=2072732), [All aircraft, 61 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/081/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8883X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8883X), registered now, S/N 18266014, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18266014
- Year built: 1977
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Skydiving, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: K50, Rose Hill Cook Field
- Equipment: ADS-B

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter: 30.10 inHg
- Observed at: KIAB, 5 nm away
- METAR: KIAB 271955Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM CLR 24/09 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP190 T02440091 $

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20241026016599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241026016599A), Oct 26, 2024: Cessna 182Q, Derby, KS, Minor damage, 1 fatal. On October 26, 2024, an ATP pilot operating a Cessna 182 as a parachute jump aircraft completed the 7th load of jumpers. A passenger who was also a parachutist…

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.

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