Accident · 2003-09-02

NTSB case NYC03CA189 · Fairchild Dornier 328-300 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2003-09-02
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Fairchild Dornier 328-300 (N413FJ)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Atlantic Coast Airlines

Probable cause

The passenger's inadvertent fall while attempting to board. A factor was the lack of a company requirement for a person to assist passengers in boarding the airplane.

Source: NTSB case NYC03CA189

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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