Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340A N325PX
4 November 1998 · Memphis, Tennessee, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 November 1998 at about 02:00 local time, a Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340A registered N325PX, operated by Express Airlines One, Inc., was involved in an accident near Memphis, Tennessee, United States. 12 people were on board. One person on the ground also died. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Memphis International (MEM)
- Coordinates
- 35.0693, -89.9902
- Aircraft
- Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340A
- Registration
- N325PX
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Express Airlines One, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Cincinatti
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA99LA026
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured | On the ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
Probable cause
The ground crewmembers inadvertent walking into the path of a rotating propeller resulting in her being struck and fatally injured.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The ground crewmember was positioned to the right front of the aircraft and assisted with the start of No. 2 engine. She then signaled for removal of ground power and the flightcrew gave her the signal to remove ground power. She walked directly from her position toward the ground power unit, located behind the right wing, and was struck by the rotating propeller, receiving fatal injuries. Postmortem examination of the ground crewmember showed the cause of death was blunt head injuries and there were no findings that could be considered causal to the accident. Toxicology testing on specimens from the ground crewmember were negative for carbon monoxide, cyanide, ethanol alcohol, and drugs. The tests were positive for salicylate and a detection of brompheniramine in urine. The company station operations manual warns ground crewmembers not to go under the wing of an aircraft if an engine on that wing is running.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 1998 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340 | Melbourne, Australia | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1998 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340 | Taipai, Taiwan | Formosa Airlines | Fatal | 13 |
| 22 Feb 1998 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340B | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States | Simmons Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1999 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340B | Jamaica, New York, United States | American Eagle Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1997 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340B | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1997 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340B | Ventura, California, United States | Wings West | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1998 | William Sargent LANCAIR 235 | Newport, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Oct 1998 | Ryan ST3KR | Rossville, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jan 1998 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Selmer, Tennessee, United States | Stanton M. Smith | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1998 | Pzl-Bielsko SZD-48-3 | Pikeville, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1998 | Cessna 152 | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | Kyle Flood | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1998 | Piper PA-22-150 | Paris, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |