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| Date: | Friday 13 August 1999 |
| Time: | 22:14 LT |
| Type: |  ATR 42-320 |
| Owner/operator: | American Eagle Airlines |
| Registration: | N282AT |
| MSN: | 282 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | P&W PW 120 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Lansing, MI (KLAN) |
| Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Aerospatiale ATR-42 was parked at gate G-16 at the O'Hare International Airport when a ramp service clerk walked into the right propeller. The left engine was shut down at the time and the right engine was operating. The clerk received nine stitches to his head and a broken collar bone. Aircraft wing lights and ramp lights were illuminated at the time. Headlights from vehicles parked on the ramp were also illuminating the right side of the airplane. The clerk was hired approximately 2 months prior to the accident. According to company records, he had received training regarding propeller awareness and the hazards of working around propeller driven aircraft.
Probable Cause: the failure of the ramp service clerk to maintain clearance with the operating propeller. A factor related to the accident the inattentiveness on the part of the clerk.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI99LA289
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Mar-2024 20:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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