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CHI92LA198

1992-07-05 · DWIGHT, Illinois, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport DTG

Current FAA registration · N35107

Make / Model
CESSNA 177B
Year of manufacture
1974 · 18 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19741106
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A3EAFC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PASSENGER'S INATTENTION TO THE PROPELLER ARC AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PROCEDURE IN DISEMBARKING A PASSENGER WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING.

Factual narrative

AFTER A FLIGHT, THE PILOT STOPPED ON THE RAMP WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND ATTEMPTED TO GAIN THE ATTENTION OF GROUND PERSONNEL TO ATTEND TO A DISCREPANT CONDITION ON HIS AIRPLANE. WHEN THIS DID NOT SUCCEED, HE ASKED THE PASSENGER (HIS WIFE) TO GO AND BRING SOMEONE TO THE AIRPLANE. SHE GOT OUT THE RIGHT DOOR AND WALKED INTO THE PROPELLER ARC. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI92LA198.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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