Saab 340B N241AE
29 September 2000 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 September 2000 at about 23:38 local time, a Saab 340B registered N241AE was involved in an accident near Boston, Massachusetts, United States. 26 people were on board and nobody was injured. 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 23:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gen Edwrd Lawr Logan Intl (BOS)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Saab 340B
- Registration
- N241AE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Montreal → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC00LA269
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Probable cause
The operator's loss of control of the belt-loader, due to his improper decision to depress the vehicle's accelerator in the proximity of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was chocked, the left engine was secured, and the right engine was running. The seat belt sign had been turned off, and the passengers were standing for debarkation. A belt-loader initially stopped about 10 feet from the airplane, then proceeded toward the cargo door area at a high rate of speed. The operator jumped from the loader, and the loader's vertical fin sliced through the underside of the airplane. The operator stated that when he had tried to move the belt-loader closer, he first moved the control stick to forward. The belt loader did not move, so he pushed on the accelerator. The belt loader then proceeded quickly toward the airplane, so he jumped off. Post-accident examination of the belt-loader revealed no mechanical discrepancies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Saab 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2000 | Saab 340-B | Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States | Mesaba Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2000 | Saab 340B | Killeen, Texas, United States | American Eagle Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2001 | Saab 340B | San Antonio, Texas, United States | American Eagle Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 2006 | Saab 340 | Mount Isa Queensland, Australia, Australia | Macair | Unknown | - |
| 31 Jul 2009 | Saab 340B | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | Mesaba Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2009 | Saab 340 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | Regional Express Holdings Limited | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2000 | Piper PA-32-300 | Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 2000 | Aerotechnik L-13 SEH VIVAT | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Henry F. Krejci | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Dec 2000 | Rockwell 112A | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 2000 | Mooney M20K | Grt Barrington, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2000 | Grumman American AA-1A | Northampton, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2000 | Grumman American AA-5A | Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States | John Sadler | Minor injuries | - |