Accident · 1999-08-13

NTSB case CHI99LA289 · Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1999-08-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 (N282AT)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: American Eagle Airlines Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES, INC

Probable cause

the failure of the ramp service clerk to maintain clearance with the operating propeller. A factor related to the accident the inattentiveness on the part of the clerk.

Source: NTSB case CHI99LA289

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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