Fairchild DORNIER 328-300 N413FJ

Summary

On 2 September 2003 at about 17:40 local time, a Fairchild DORNIER 328-300 registered N413FJ, operated by Atlantic Coast Airlines, was involved in an accident near Hebron, Kentucky, United States. 24 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 September 2003 at 17:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Hebron, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (CVG)

Coordinates

39.0533, -84.6533

Aircraft

Fairchild DORNIER 328-300

Registration

N413FJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Atlantic Coast Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hebron → Toledo

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC03CA189

1 person was seriously injured.

The passenger's inadvertent fall while attempting to board. A factor was the lack of a company requirement for a person to assist passengers in boarding the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The passenger attempted to board the airplane. After she raised her foot to step on the first step of the air stair door, she placed her foot back on the ground and lost her balance. Measurements of the step revealed its height above the ground varied between 10.25 inches and 12.75 inches depending upon passenger and baggage load. The air stair door was equipped with a single hand rail on the right side of the stairs which did not extend to the bottom step. The company station manual required a person to standby at the bottom of the stairs to assist on passenger deplaning; however, this was not required for passenger boarding.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.