Omf OMF-100-160 N290MF
15 November 2003 · Van Nuys, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 November 2003 at about 03:30 local time, a Omf OMF-100-160 registered N290MF, operated by Alliance International, was involved in an accident near Van Nuys, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Van Nuys, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Van Nuys (VNY)
- Coordinates
- 34.2097, -119.4900
- Aircraft
- Omf OMF-100-160
- Registration
- N290MF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alliance International
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chino → Van Nuys
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- LAX04LA045
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to either brief the passenger about disembarking from an airplane with the propeller running or to shutdown the engine during the passenger's disembarkation. The night lighting condition and the passenger's lack of familiarity with airplanes were factors.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A passenger sustained serious injuries after walking into a moving propeller at night. The passenger said that after she got out of the airplane, she walked to the front and into the moving propeller. The passenger was not briefed on exiting procedures for the airplane. This was the passenger's first flight in a small airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2003 | Cessna 414 | Palm Springs, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 2003 | Cessna 152 | Salinas, California, United States | Squadron 2 | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2003 | Beechcraft A36TC | Visalia, California, United States | John Rodgers | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2003 | Cessna 150F | Reedley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 2003 | McClanahan STITS PLAYMATE SA-11 | Fontana, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Sep 2003 | Starduster SA300 | Quincy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |