Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 N143DD
25 October 1998 · San Juan · Minor injuries
Summary
On 25 October 1998 at about 17:21 local time, a Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 registered N143DD, operated by Executive Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident near San Juan. 28 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Juan
- Nearest airport
- Luis Munoz Marin Intl (SJU)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale ATR-42-300
- Registration
- N143DD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Executive Airlines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Ponce
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA99FA012
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to verify that the parking brake was applied prior to engine start, and the resultant inadvertent movement of the aircraft and collision with the ground power cart once No. 2 was started.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot gave the ground marshaller the hand signals to disconnect ground power and to pull the chocks after a normal start of No. 2 engine. The ground marshaller disconnected the power cord and secured it to the ground power cart, and when she pulled the nose wheel chocks, the nose tire ran over her foot. The airplane taxied forward until the No. 2 propeller collided with the ground power cart and ignited a fire in the No. 2 engine that spread to the ground and under the aircraft. The flight attendant commanded a passenger emergency evacuation, absent any communications from the cockpit, and three passengers received minor injuries from tripping and falling on the tarmac. The airport fire department extinguished the fire 3 minutes after its initiation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatiale ATR-42 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 1998 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-320 | Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States | Continental Express | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1998 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Eagle, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1998 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | Flagship Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1998 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | American Eagle Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1999 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-500 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 8 Jan 1997 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-320 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |