# NTSB Accident WPR09LA040
> **CESSNA 152** · 2008-11-16 · Atwater, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR09LA040
- **Event ID:** 20081117X33612
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-11-16
- **Location:** Atwater, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.380279, -120.568054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N45994
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The second pilot's failure to see and avoid the rotating propeller after exiting the airplane.

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