# NTSB NYC80FGT08: Beech P35, N1765G, York, PA, March 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1980
- Place: York, PA · YORK, PA
- Location: 39.9648° N, 76.7318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of York, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9648&lon=-76.7318&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FGT08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGT08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0916  80/3/15    YORK,PA             BEECH P35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 140
        TIME - 1230                    N1765G              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YORK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YORK,PA                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX WALKED INTO PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1765G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1765G), registered now, S/N D-6964, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: York

## 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 19800315011359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315011359A), Mar 15, 1980: Beech B35, Thomasville, PA. Passenger walked into idling propeller after deplaning. Inadequate safety precautions.

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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