# NTSB CHI84LA081: Piper PA-28R-201T, N6372C, East St. Louis, IL, January 9, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 9, 1984, 09:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place: East St. Louis, IL
- Coordinates: 38.569026, -90.170478 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5690&lon=-90.1705&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12522
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA081
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12522/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA081

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Propeller/rotor contact to person, standing - starting engine(s)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - powerplant controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft preflight - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS FOUND LYING ON THE RAMP UNDER THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT, BLEEDING PROFUSELY FROM SCALP WOUNDS. ALTHOUGH HE WAS UNABLE TO RECALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES PRECEDING THE ACCIDENT, HE NOTED THAT IT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED HAD HE NOT ATTEMPTED TO 'PULL THE PROP THRU.' BOTH THE MIXTURE AND MAGNETOS WERE SET FOR STARTING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6372C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6372C), registered now, S/N 28R-7803223, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201T (PA-28R-201)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (registry code 7102813) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2BR7803223
- Airframe hours: 1727
- Engines: LYCOMING TSIO-360-F 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: R. W. Alvey
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 1983
- Departed: CPS, BELLEVILLE, IL
- Destination: M25, MAYFIELD, KY

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,242 total, 1,242 in this make and model, 1,213 as pilot in command, 33 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 37 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: STL, 15 nm away

## 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 19840109000529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840109000529A), Jan 9, 1984: Piper PA28R201T, Cahokia, IL. Pilot was found under engine of aircraft with scalp wounds. Pilot had no reccollection of accident.

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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