# NTSB MIA83LA229: Cessna 172I, N8366L, Miami, FL, September 12, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 12, 1983, 02:20 local (06:20 UTC)
- Place: Miami, FL
- Coordinates: 25.759571, -80.309333 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7596&lon=-80.3093&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA83LA229
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30937/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA229

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Propeller/rotor contact to person, standing - engine(s) operating
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - inadequate training, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - unsafe/hazardous condition - inattentive, passenger (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT LANDED AT APRX 0215 EDT. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE RAMP, THE PLT'S WIFE EXITED FROM THE ACFT THRU THE RIGHT DOOR. SHE THEN WALKED IN FRONT OF THE ACFT & WAS STRUCK BY THE PROPELLER. THE PLT'S WIFE WAS FATALLY INJURED & HE WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL & WAS TREATED FOR SHOCK. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO RECORD OF A PLT'S LICENSE FOR EITHER OF THE OCCUPANTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8366L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8366L), registered now, S/N 17256566, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17256566
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jorge Angel Trujillo
- Registered owner: Alta Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: PMP, POMPANO BEACH, FL
- Airport: TMB, Tamiami

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft unknown
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TMB

## 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 19830912047849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830912047849A), Sep 12, 1983: Cessna 172I, Miami, FL, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Passenger departed aircraft and walked into propeller.

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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