- Date
- November 4, 1983, 19:30 local (Nov 5, 1983, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Richfield, UT
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N477MAMitsubishi MU-2B-60
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831104064549A
- Case key
- 16306
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Analysis
The acft propeller struck a 12 year old male passenger after he deplaned. The accident occurred on an unlighted ramp at about 1930 hours MST. The boy had walked forward along the fuselage to look into the cockpit when he was hit. His father was in the cockpits left seat. The shutdown of engines had been slow the plt said because this was basically a training mission. The left propeller was windmilling to a stop when the boy was hit. According to the line crews this boy was known to jump out the acft and run around the ramp. The company president who was the acting plt at the time of the accident said 'the boy exited the acft against instructions and verbal warnings.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N477MA
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2B-60
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1551S.A.
- Airframe hours
- 195
- Engine
- Garrett 1TFE 731, turbo prop
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Care Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SLC · Salt Lake City, UT
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- RIF · Richfield
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 25 in this make and model · 1,774 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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