ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233476
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| Date: | Saturday 29 February 2020 |
| Time: | 09:25 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N228JS |
| MSN: | 28-7415103 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Castle Airport (ILG/KILG), Wilmington, DE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wilmington-New Castle County Airport, DE (ILG/KILG) |
| Morgantown Airport, WV (MGW/KMGW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A pilot-rated witness reported seeing the pilot walking around his airplane while his 11-year old son sat inside it. Shortly thereafter, the witness saw the pilot laying unresponsive on the ground in front of the engine.
The pilot sustained a serious head wound, and blood spatter was observed on the propeller. After the pilot was taken to the hospital, the witness entered the accident airplane. That witness shut off electrical power, fuel, and magnetos.
The pilot was transported by EMS to a local emergency room. He initially survived the incident; however, no other information is available relating to his health outcome.
The DE River & Bay Authority police report stated, in part, "Victim [name redacted] was trying to starting his single-engine Piper Warrior by hand propping when he was struck in the head..."
NTSB Probable Cause: The pilot being struck in the head by the propeller before flight, which resulted in a serious injury.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101023/pdf
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N228JS
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N228JS
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2020 21:11 | Geno | Added |
| 03-Mar-2020 02:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 03-Jul-2020 12:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 03-Jul-2020 17:39 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 11-Feb-2021 07:06 | aaronwk | Updated [Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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