# NTSB LAX80DA081: Cessna A185E, N4756Q, Santa Paula, CA, April 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1980
- Place: Santa Paula, CA · SANTA PAULA, CA
- Location: 34.3549° N, 119.0663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Paula, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3549&lon=-119.0663&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131008
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DA081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DA081

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1380  80/4/20    SANTA PAULA,CA      CESSNA A185E        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 740
        TIME - 1130                    N4756Q              PX-  1  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA PAULA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA PAULA,CA              VAN NUYS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PLT ASKED PAX TO REMOVE WHEEL CHOCK,PAX STRUCK BY PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4756Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Santa Paula

## 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 19800420090559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420090559A), Apr 20, 1980: Cessna A185E, Santa Paula ___, CA, 1 fatal. While removing wheel chocks, a passenger was hit by the propeller. The pilot failed to properly supervise operation

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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