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ATL84LA072

1983-12-21 · SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SPA

Current FAA registration · N2354G

Make / Model
CESSNA 182B
Year of manufacture
1958 · 25 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19581229
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A21DFE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT PROPELLER STRUCK A PASSENGER APPROACHING TO BOARD THE ACFT. THE PLT HAD STARTED THE ACFT FOR WARM-UP PRIOR TO THE BOARDING. THE PASSENGER STUMBLED APPROACHING THE ACFT AND FELL INTO THE REVOLVING PROPELLER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL84LA072.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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