# NTSB MIA79FKJ18: Cessna 182, N1933X, Decatur, AL, December 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1978
- Place: Decatur, AL · DECATUR, AL
- Location: 34.6059° N, 86.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6059&lon=-86.9833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137989
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4108  78/12/29   DECATUR,AL          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 365
        TIME - 0200                    N1933X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRYOR FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DECATUR,AL                  NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- PILOT'S EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO PROPELLER WHEN BRINGING AN ARTICLE TO A PAX ON BOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1933X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1933X), registered now, S/N 18256033, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Pryor Field

## 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 19781229041759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781229041759A), Dec 29, 1978: Cessna 182H, Decatur, AL, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Pilot's employee walked into propeller when bringing an article tpax on board.

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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