ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45790
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| Date: | Saturday 28 July 2001 |
| Time: | 09:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B |
| Owner/operator: | Flynt's Crop Dusting Service |
| Registration: | N8358G |
| MSN: | 18801299T |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Cont IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pelham, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Pelham, GA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated he had landed and turned around in the parking area to be refueled and loaded with chemical for aerial application. He kept the engine running. Another airplane landed after him, turned around, and parked about 15-20 feet in front of him. The ground refueler added fuel to the left wing tank of the first airplane and then proceeded to add fuel to the right wing tank of his airplane. After adding fuel, the ground refueler replaced the fuel cap and then turned to his right toward the airplane. As he walked forward he was struck by the propeller. Postmortem toxicology tests on specimens from the refueler were negative for ethanol and drugs. The pilot stated the ground refueler had worked at the company for about 4 days, and had received training in ground operations and safety.
Probable Cause: The ground refueler's inadequate visual lookout resulting in his walking into the rotating propeller of the airplane and receiving fatal injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010801X01572&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Dec-2017 11:51 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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