Accident · 1994-05-25

NTSB case SEA94LA159 · de Havilland DHC-2 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1994-05-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-2 (N6782L)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S ACCIDENTAL EXTENSION OF HIS HAND INTO THE ARC OF THE TURNING PROPELLER. FACTORS INCLUDE HIGH WINDS DURING THE DOCKING PROCESS.

Source: NTSB case SEA94LA159

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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