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| Date: | Sunday 1 February 2004 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Saab 340A |
| Owner/operator: | Shuttle America |
| Registration: | N158SD |
| MSN: | 340A-158 |
| Engine model: | General Electric CT7-5A2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 22 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pittsburgh International Airport, PA (PIT/KPIT) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Pittsburgh International Airport, PA (PIT/KPIT) |
| Toledo-Express Airport, OH (TOL/KTOL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC04LA063
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2022 15:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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