# NTSB SEA82DA165: Piper PA-28-180C, N9613J, Renton, WA, September 15, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: September 14, 1982, 20:18 local (Sep 15, 1982, 03:18 UTC)
- Place: Renton, WA
- Coordinates: 47.459552, -122.210433 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4596&lon=-122.2104&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 September 14, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72374
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA165
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72374/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA165

## 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
  - procedures/directives - disregarded, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

PILOT PARKED AIRCRAFT WITH ENGINE RUNNING TO DISCHARGE PASSENGER. PASSENGER JUMPED OFF RIGHT WING INTO PROP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9613J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9613J), registered now, S/N 28-3766, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180C
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-3766
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A3A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ralph W. Hubbard, Jr.
- Registered owner: Kenneth O. Imel
- Departed: 1WA6, FALL CITY, WA
- Destination: SPIRIT LAKE, WA
- Airport: RNT, Renton Municipal

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 360° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Temperature: 149 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BFI, 8 nm away

## 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 19820914046499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820914046499A), Sep 14, 1982: Piper PA28180, Renton, WA, 1 fatal. The pilot parked the aircraft with the engine running to discharge passenger. Passenger jumped off wing into prop.

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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