# NTSB MIA77FA084: Cessna 172, N733QS, Key West, FL, September 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1977
- Place: Key West, FL · KEY WEST, FL
- Location: 24.5651° N, 81.7755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Key West, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5651&lon=-81.7755&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FA084
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA084

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733QS-2017-05-26), registration cancelled 2017-05-26, S/N 17268471, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Key West Intl

## 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 19770907027979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770907027979A), Sep 7, 1977: Cessna 172D, Key West, FL, 1 fatal. Passenger walked into propeller while boarding

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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