- Date
- September 24, 1983, 20:40 local (Sep 25, 1983, 03:40 UTC)
- Place
- Hawthorne, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 serious
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N47048Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 23864
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After landing at night, the plt taxied to an unlighted parking area & stopped. He stated that while he was looking for a parking space, his friends came out of the waiting room & 1 of them approached the right side of the acft. The plt said he saw his friend moving toward the propeller, so he shouted a warning & shut off the eng. However, his friend was struck on the arm by the revolving propeller.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47048
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 83161
- Airframe hours
- 2,275
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rose Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 20, 1983
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- MUNI · Hawthorne Muni
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 136 total · 56 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
Other investigations on N47048 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.