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| Date: | Thursday 11 July 1996 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Saab 340A |
| Owner/operator: | Business Express Airlines |
| Registration: | N744BA |
| MSN: | 340A-105 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 18159 hours |
| Engine model: | GE CT7-5A2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 22 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Providence, RI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | New York, NY (KLGA) |
| (KPVD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The operator stated the following: 'As passengers deplaned at Providence, [a passenger] appeared to lose his balance as he started down the aircraft stairs. As he fell, he turned to grab the hand rail. A passenger service agent located at the bottom of the stairs tried to catch him as he fell. [The passenger] ended up at the bottom of the aircraft stairs on his back. Airport emergency service [attended the passenger's] injuries, and he was transported to the hospital.'
Probable Cause: the passenger inadvertently lost his balance and fell, while deplaning.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC96LA150
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 13:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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