Cessna 177RG N53070
4 July 1982 · Houston, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 July 1982 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N53070, operated by Graden Harger, was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Andrau Airpark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG
- Registration
- N53070
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Graden Harger
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lagrange → Andrau Airpark
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82FRA25
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AFTER RETURNING FROM A SHORT CROSS-COUNTRY, THE PILOT TAXIED TO HIS PARKING SPOT. HIS CAR WAS PARK ON ONE SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT'S PARKING SPOT AND ANOTHER CAR WAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. THE PILOT'S WIFE DEPLANED TO MOVE HIS CAR WHILE THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. SHE WALKED FORWARD INTO THE ARC OF THE PROPELLER. THE PROPELLER STRUCK HER LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER, SEVERING HER ARM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 1982 | Cessna 177RG | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | Leslie A. Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1982 | Cessna 177B | Elko, Nevada, United States | Long Beach Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1982 | Cessna 177 | Athens, Georgia, United States | Albert A. Sandberg | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1982 | Cessna 177RG | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | Glen L. Murray | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1982 | Cessna 177RG | Urbandale, Iowa, United States | MAX and Delores van Rees | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1982 | Cessna 177 | Larchmont, New York, United States | Temple Caan | Fatal | 3 |
All 1,744 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |