# NTSB IAD79FIJ03: Cessna 337, N86397, Huntington, WV, February 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1979
- Place: Huntington, WV · HUNTINGTON, WV
- Location: 38.4093° N, 82.4335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4093&lon=-82.4335&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FIJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0355  79/2/10    HUNTINGTON,WV       CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 760
        TIME - 1030                    N86397              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTINGTON TRI-ST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGTON,WV               STUART,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        REMARKS- GROUND CREWMAN WALKED INTO REAR PROPELLER WHILE RETRIEVING HIS CAP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N86397 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Huntington Tri-St

## 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 19790210002669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790210002669A), Feb 10, 1979: Cessna 337D, Huntington, WV. Bystanders hat blew off. He chased hat into propeller.

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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