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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event CHI92LA164

1992-06-07 CHARLOTTE, Michigan, United States Airport · 07G Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N45199

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

GULFSTREAM AMERICAN AA-5B

Year of manufacture

1979 · 13 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19790110

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A57988

Registrant of record

DECOU MILLER C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PEDESTRIAN'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VISUAL OUTLOOK AND SEPARATION FROM THE TAXIING AIRCRAFT.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS TAXIING AFTER LANDING AS DIRECTED BY A GROUND HANDLER AT A 'FLY IN BREAKFAST'. HE REPORTED THERE WERE PEDESTRIANS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TAXIWAY. HE STATED HE STOPPED TO LET TWO PEDESTRIANS CROSS IN FRONT OF HIM ON THE TAXIWAY. HE STARTED TO TAXI AGAIN WHEN THEY WERE ON THE GRASS ADJACENT TO AND CLEAR OF THE TAXIWAY. A WITNESS STATED 'AS JOHN STARTED TO MOVE THE LADY STEPPED BACK INTO THE PATH OF JOHN'S LEFT WING... .' THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE WOMAN'S ARM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI92LA164.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.