Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 N941MA

Summary

On 28 January 2003 at about 05:15 local time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 registered N941MA was involved in an accident near Cleveland, Ohio, United States. 2 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.

Date

28 January 2003 at 05:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Burke Lakefront (BKL)

Coordinates

41.5150, -81.6831

Aircraft

Mitsubishi MU-2B-60

Registration

N941MA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cleveland → Chicago

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

NYC03LA046

Injuries not recorded.

the bank couriers inadequate visual lookout, as he approached an airplane with operating engines. A factor was the lack of guidance and training from the bank, for working around airplanes with operating engines.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The bank courier for the federal reserve bank drove his vehicle onto the ramp, and helped load the accident airplane. He then drove to another nearby airplane and assisted in the loading of that airplane. He then found two bags that belonged on the accident airplane. In the mean time, the pilot of the accident airplane had closed the door, secured his cargo, and started his engines. After the line person gave the pilot the OK to taxi, the pilot momentarily looked inside the cockpit to remove the propellers from the start locks. When he looked up, the bank courier was walking toward the left propeller holding two bags. The courier walked into the rotating propeller of the left engine as the pilot was attempting to shut it down. Witnesses reported the navigation lights and red rotating beacons were illuminated on the accident airplane. Witnesses also reported that nothing in the bank courier actions gave them concern. Interviews disclosed the bank had an on-the-job training program, but it did not include any training about the hazards of working around airplanes with operating engines, nor did the bank have a policy about approaching and/or loading airplanes with the engines operating.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.