Accident · 2006-03-13

NTSB case CHI06LA092 · Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340B · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2006-03-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340B (N421XJ)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: MESABA AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Mesaba Aviation Inc.

Probable cause

The station agent's inability to maintain control of the stroller when he lost his balance exiting the airplane's cargo compartment, allowing it to be blown into the operating right propeller. A factor was the high, gusty winds.

Source: NTSB case CHI06LA092

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.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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