Accident · 2004-02-01

NTSB case NYC04LA063 · Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340A · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2004-02-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340A (N158SD)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Shuttle America

Probable cause

The failure of the baggage cart E-hitch pin, which resulted in the baggage cart separating from its tug, and subsequently impacting a parked airplane.

Source: NTSB case NYC04LA063

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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