MIA77FA084

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Key West, FL · September 7, 1977

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 7, 1977
Place
Key West, FL · KEY WEST, FL
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N733QSCessna 172
Status
Completed · report September 23, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770907027979A
Case key
145551

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1926   77/9/7    KEY WEST,FL         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1125                    N733QS              PX-  1  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEY WEST INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEY WEST,FL                 ORLANDO,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PASSENGER WALKED INTO PROPELLER WHILE BOARDING

Aircraft

Registration
N733QS
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Key West Intl

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.