FATL · Piper PA-28R-200 · 1997-05-11 · POTTSTOWN, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC97LA089
Event ID
20001208X07999
Type
Accident
Date
1997-05-11
Location
POTTSTOWN, PA, USA
Coordinates
40.249057, -75.63948
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28R-200
Registration
N56639
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
was the flight instructor's diverted attention while standing on the wing behind a turning propeller, which resulted in his departure from the wing, forward into the turning propeller.