NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC83FA072
Registry · N237AM
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
TREDO RANDALL H WLAC-1
Year of manufacture
1990
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO-360 (210 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20131115
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2228D
Registrant of record
MCCONNELL EDWARD H
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
ROTATING RIGHT PROP STRUCK A FEMALE CHILD PASSENGER WHO HAD RUN DOWN THE ACFT AIRSTAIR TO RETRIEVE A DOLL SHE HAD DROPPED WHILE CLIMBING THE AIRSTAIR TO BOARD FOR THE FLT. A COMPANY ATTENDANT WAS STATIONED AT THE LEFT (STOPPED) PROP, BUT NOT ON OR NEAR THE AIRSTAIR, TO ASSIST THE PASSENGERS. THE OPERATOR HAD NO PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF ENGINES DURING ENPLANING & DEPLANING. BOARDING PROCEDURES WERE SKETCHY, BUT HAVE BEEN CHANGED SINCE THE ACCIDENT TO REQUIRE A CREWMEMBER BE ON THE BOARDING STAIRS PRIOR TO BOARDING PASSENGERS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1983_MKC83FA072.txt.
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