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CHI88LA042

1988-01-10 · CONVERSE, Indiana, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 1L8

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT HAD FLOWN ONE CLOSED CIRCUIT PATTERN OF THE LOCAL ARPT AND LANDED TO PICK UP TWO ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS. PURPOSE OF THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS FOR SIGHTSEEING. THE ACFT WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE AT IDLE. ONE BOARDING PASSENGER APPROACHED THE ACFT FROM THE LEFT REAR, SAW THE OTHER PAX BOARDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE, AND WAS PROCEEDING AROUND THE FRONT OF THE ACFT WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK BY THE PROPELLER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_CHI88LA042.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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