- Date
- July 4, 1982, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Houston, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N53070Cessna 177RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820704026169A
- Case key
- 71096
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After returning from a short cross-country, the pilot taxied to his parking spot. His car was park on one side of the aircraft's parking spot and another car was on the opposite side. The pilot's wife deplaned to move his car while the aircraft engine was still running. She walked forward into the arc of the propeller. The propeller struck her left arm and shoulder, severing her arm.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53070
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1336
- Airframe hours
- 600
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Graden Harger
- Registered owner
- Graden Harger
- Departed
- Lagrange, TX
- Destination
- AAV · Andrau Airpark, TX
- Airport
- Andrau Airpark
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 740 total · 14 in this make and model · 572 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Temperature
- 198 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.