# NTSB SEA83LA148: Cessna 150-J, N1053M, Connell, WA, July 10, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 9, 1983, 19:30 local (Jul 10, 1983, 02:30 UTC)
- Place: Connell, WA
- Coordinates: 46.659877, -118.899444 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6599&lon=-118.8994&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): 39728
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA83LA148
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39728/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA148

## 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 - poor, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED HE WAS PREPARING TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE WHEN THE PASSENGER DEPLANED & INADVERTENTLY WALKED INTO THE PROP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1053M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1053M-2012-08-30), registration cancelled 2012-08-30, S/N 15070993, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150-J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 150-70993
- Airframe hours: 4845
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Camp And Camp, Inc.
- Registered owner: Larry Camp
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 27, 1982, 138 hours before
- Departed: CONNELL, WA
- Destination: CONNELL, WA

## 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: 373 total, 373 in this make and model, 351 as pilot in command, 43 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 70 statute miles
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ALW, 45 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 19830709031519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830709031519A), Jul 9, 1983: Cessna 150J, Connell, WA. Passenger got out to move a sprinkler from parking area and was struck in the arm by the idling propeller.

## Other investigations on N1053M (1)

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.

- [NTSB WPR10FA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA326), Jul 6, 2010: Cessna 150 (N1053M), Keller, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during the initial climb.

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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