ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə hˈaɪt ʌv hɪz pɹəfˈɛʃənəl kɚɹˈɪɹ, nˈuːtən hæd ɐ nˌɪɹfˈeɪɾəl ˈæksɪdənt wɛn hiː wˈɔːkt ˌɪntʊ ðə spˈɪnɪŋ pɹəpˈɛlɚɹ əvə sˈɛsnə ˈɛɹpleɪn fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ hiː wʌz ɡˌɛɾɪŋ ˈɔf æt sˈɪdni ˈɛɹpoːɹt.
On 24 July 1983, during the height of his professional career, Newton had a near-fatal accident when he walked into the spinning propeller of a Cessna airplane from which he was getting off at Sydney Airport.