# NTSB NYC88LA212: Cessna 152, N757LD, Swanton, VT, August 10, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 10, 1988, 18:35 local (22:35 UTC)
- Place: Swanton, VT
- Location: 44.9245° N, 73.1194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swanton, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9245&lon=-73.1194&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 January 16, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36208
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC88LA212
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36208/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA212

## 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)
  - instructions,written/verbal - not followed, passenger (cause)
  - anxiety/apprehension, passenger (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT TOOK THE PASSENGER (HIS WIFE) ON A SHORT FLT, WHICH WAS HER 1ST FLT. SHE WAS DESCRIBED AS APPREHENSIVE. BEFORE GOING BACK TO THE PARKING AREA AFTER LANDING, THE PLT TAXIED TO THE TERMINAL BLDG FOR HIS WIFE TO DEPLANE. HE STOPPED THE ACFT WITH THE LEFT WING TOWARD THE BLDG & WITH THE ENG STILL RUNNING. THE PLT SAID HE ADVISED HIS WIFE TO WALK WIDE OF THE PROPELLER. HOWEVER, AFTER SHE EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, SHE DUCKED UNDER THE WING STRUT & WALKED INTO THE TURNING PROPELLER BEFORE SHE COULD BE STOPPED OR BEFORE THE ENGINE COULD BE SHUT DOWN. A WITNESS RPRTD THE PASSENGER WAS IN A HURRY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757LD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757LD-2017-02-22), registration cancelled 2017-02-22, S/N 15279817, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15279817
- Airframe hours: 5200
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Donald Manchester
- Registered owner: Swanton Air Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 5, 1988, 10 hours before
- Airport: 1B7, Franklin County, runway 1, 3,000 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 125 total, 120 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F

## 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 19880810035699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880810035699A), Aug 10, 1988: Cessna 152, Highgate, VT, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Pilots wife got out of aircraft with engine running, ducked under wing and walked into propeller. Fatally injured.

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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