# NTSB Accident LAX99LA019
> **Cessna 182Q** · 1998-10-30 · FRESNO, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99LA019
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11297
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-10-30
- **Location:** FRESNO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.640964, -119.91056
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182Q
- **Registration:** N5352N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to allow unescorted passengers to approach the aircraft with the engine running, and, the passenger's failure to see and avoid the rotating propeller.  A factor in the accident was the low ambient lighting conditions, which would have made the rotating propeller difficult to see.

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