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.
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.