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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event CHI91LA001

1990-10-01 ST. LOUIS, Missouri, United States Airport · STL Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N426AM

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

MARRERO EDGARDO ACEY DEUCY P-70

Year of manufacture

2008

Engine

CONT MOTOR C90-12F (95 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20081108

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A511F5

Registrant of record

MARRERO EDGARDO

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

VISUAL OUTLOOK INADEQUATE BY THE GROUND PERSONNEL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OF OPERATION AND A DUSK LIGHT CONDITION.

Factual narrative

AFTER CHOCKING THE NOSE WHEEL, THE NEWLY EMPLOYED COMPANY GROUND AGENT WENT UNDER THE WING, FROM BEHIND, TO THE FUSELAGE POD TO UNLOAD CARGO. WITNESSES SAID HE CAME FORWARD AND WAS STRUCK BY THE SPOOLING DOWN PROPELLER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_CHI91LA001.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.