ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364506
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| Date: | Friday 20 September 1991 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7GCB |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9908Y |
| MSN: | 122 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Frankston, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ASKED A FRIEND TO HELP PUSH THE FLOAT PLANE FROM THE SHORELINE BY THE RIGHT WING TIP. A STUDENT PILOT WAS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING. THE GROUND PERSON FIRST PUSHED ON THE RIGHT STRUT THEN ON THE RIGHT FLOAT. THE INSTRUCTOR YELLED AT HIM NOT TO PUSH AT THOSE LOCATIONS. HE THEN SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, BUT BEFORE THE PROPELLER STOPPED, THE GROUND PERSON LIFTED HIS HEAD AND WAS STRUCK BY A BLADE.
Probable Cause: THE GROUND PERSON DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW91LA163
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 June 1989 | N1652G | Barnstormers Flt. Signs, Inc | 0 | Myrtle Beach, SC | |
sub |
| 25 June 1992 | N1652G | Green Castle Aviation, Inc. | 0 | Oxford, IA | |
sub |
| 15 July 1996 | N9908Y | Owen E. Duke Iii | 1 | Fairhope, AL | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2024 15:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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