Accident · 1991-11-09

NTSB case ATL92LA022 · BRITISH AEROSPACE 3101 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1991-11-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: BRITISH AEROSPACE 3101 (N311PX)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: NORTHWEST AIRLINK Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): NORTHWEST AIRLINK

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE RAMP AGENT TO POSITION AN ADDITIONAL STEP BELOW THE LAST STEP OF THE AIRSTAIR DOOR AND THE GROUND; THE AGENT FAILED TO FOLLOW A VERBAL COMPANY PROCEDURE.

Source: NTSB case ATL92LA022

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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