- Date
- November 24, 1986, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Juneau, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 fatal
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N9907NCessna 180J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861124061519A
- Case key
- 40571
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Analysis
The passenger deplaned while the plt shut down the aircrafts engine. Although the plt noticed that the passenger was near the wing strut and attempted to yell at him, the passenger inadvertently walked into the wind milling propeller which struck him in the head and fatally wounded him.
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
Supervision - inadequateCause
Procedures/directives - not followedCause
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9907N
- Reported as
- Cessna 180J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18052562
- Airframe hours
- 4,510
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dwight L. Robidoux
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1986
- Departed
- Pelican, AK
- Destination
- Juneau, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Harris Harbor Seaplane Do
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 456 total · 300 in this make and model · 456 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Temperature
- 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.