Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340A N158SD
1 February 2004 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 February 2004 at about 22:00 local time, a Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340A registered N158SD, operated by Shuttle America, was involved in an accident near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. 22 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pittsburgh Int'l Airport (PIT)
- Coordinates
- 40.4967, -80.2328
- Aircraft
- Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340A
- Registration
- N158SD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Shuttle America
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pittsburgh → Toledo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- NYC04LA063
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Probable cause
The failure of the baggage cart E-hitch pin, which resulted in the baggage cart separating from its tug, and subsequently impacting a parked airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was parked at the gate, when a baggage cart became disconnected from the tug which was towing it, and impacted the left side of the fuselage. Examination of the tug revealed a broken E-hitch pin where the baggage cart became disconnected.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2004 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340B | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Chicago Express Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2005 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340A | Dulles, Virginia, United States | Shuttle America Corporation | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2003 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340B | Flushing, New York, United States | Colgan Air dba US Airways Express | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2002 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340A | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2002 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340A | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | Mesaba Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2006 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340B | Alpena, Michigan, United States | Mesaba Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2004 | Cessna 172P | Zelienople, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2004 | Cameron Balloons Z-90 | Dover, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 2004 | Cessna 182T | Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2004 | Masak SCIMITAR | Alexandria, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 2004 | Cessna 172P | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States | Century Flight Academy | No injuries | - |
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