# NTSB MKC85FA175: Cessna 150L, N11152, Lee'S Summit, MO, July 20, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 20, 1985, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Lee'S Summit, MO
- Coordinates: 38.910884, -94.37915 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9109&lon=-94.3791&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33846
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC85FA175
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33846/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA175

## 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
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - unsafe/hazardous condition - inattentive, passenger (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11152-2018-10-22), registration cancelled 2018-10-22, S/N 15075227, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15075227
- Airframe hours: 2300
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850720035049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850720035049A), Jul 20, 1985: Cessna 150L, Lees Summit, MO. Potential passenger walked into idling propeller. Engine not shut down during loading and unloading of passengers.

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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