MKC85FA175

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Lee'S Summit, MO · July 20, 1985

Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal report
Date
July 20, 1985, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
Place
Lee'S Summit, MO
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N11152Cessna 150L
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19850720035049A
Case key
33846

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Propeller/rotor contact to personStanding - engine(s) operating
Supervision - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Unsafe/hazardous condition - inattentivePassengerCause

Analysis

The plt discharged one passenger without stopping the eng & motioned to the next passenger (his wife) to come around from the front of the airplane. Subsequently, his wife walked into the propeller & received a serious injury to her arm.

Aircraft

Registration
N11152
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15075227
Airframe hours
2,300
Engine
Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Michael B. Bumgarner
Registered owner
Jack L. Nelson
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · May 23, 1985
Airport
K84 · Mccomas-Lee'S Summit 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
22
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
303 total · 150 in this make and model · 300 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility
20 statute miles

FAA reports on this event · 1

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