- Date
- February 2, 1985, 18:45 local (Feb 3, 1985, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Ontario, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N2321SCessna 337B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850202014839A
- Case key
- 40109
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Propeller/rotor contact to person
Visual lookout - not maintainedCause
Light condition - duskFactor
Analysis
Pilots sister approched the rt side of the acft to speak to him. When leaving the side of the acft she walked into the front turning prop. Plt stated she had been around the acft numerous times and was aware of the engine configuration.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2321S
- Reported as
- Cessna 337B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 337-0621
- Airframe hours
- 1,451
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-C, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Augustus F. Boyd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 2, 1985 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- IDA · Idaho Falls, ID
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Ontario Municipal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 461 total · 155 in this make and model · 342 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 10 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BOI, 44 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.