Accident · 2001-08-05

NTSB case DCA01MA056 · de Havilland Dash 8-100 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2001-08-05
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: de Havilland Dash 8-100 (N935HA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: Name Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Name

Probable cause

The ramp agent's impaired performance due to his hyperthyroidism, which was exacerbated by the heat and was inadequately controlled by medication, and possibly also due to the use of an antianxiety medication.

Source: NTSB case DCA01MA056

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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