# NTSB SEA87LA030: Cessna 180J, N9907N, Juneau, AK, November 24, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 24, 1986, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Location: 58.3019° N, 134.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Juneau, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3019&lon=-134.4197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA87LA030
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40571/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA030

## 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

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Propeller/rotor contact to person, standing - engine(s) operating
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, passenger (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9907N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18052562
- Airframe hours: 4510
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 38; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19861124061519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861124061519A), Nov 24, 1986: Cessna 180J, Juneau, AK, 1 fatal. The passenger deplaned and walked into the propeller. The pilot failed to warn him in time.

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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