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FTW94LA182

1994-05-18 · BOERNE, Texas, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 5C1

Current FAA registration · N6504M

Make / Model
CESSNA 182P
Year of manufacture
1975 · 19 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19750322
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A88FAA

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF HIS DEPLANING PASSENGER.

Factual narrative

On May 18, 1994, at 2045 central daylight time, a deplaning passenger of Cessna 182P, N6504M, sustained serious injuries near Boerne, Texas. The private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight. During a telephone interview the pilot reported the airplane was on the ramp area with the engine power at idle speed of 500 RPM's. The pilot was talking to another person, who had walked up to the airplane at his left side window, when the passenger, who was in the right front seat, deplaned. The passenger departed the ramp area toward the front of the airplane and her left hand was severed by the propeller. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STOPPED THE AIRPLANE ON THE RAMP AND REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE. THE PILOT WAS TALKING TO A PERSON OUT HIS LEFT WINDOW WHEN THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER DEPLANED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR AND WALKED INTO THE PROPELLER, SEVERING HER LEFT HAND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1994_FTW94LA182.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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