# NTSB SEA68A0056: Lockheed 188C, N182H, Seattle, WA, March 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1968
- Place: Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 86 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112127
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68A0056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0030   68/3/2    SEATTLE,WASH        LOCKHEED 188C       CR-  0  0  5  MILITARY CTR PASSG DOM    AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0158                    N182H               PX-  0  1 81                            42, 10405 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            944 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOEING FIELD
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN FLYERS AIRLINE CORP.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- BOARDING PX THRU FORWARD DOOR WITH ENGINES RUNNING. PX RAN UNDER LEFT WING INTO TURNING PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N182H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 188C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Boeing Field

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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