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| Date: | Tuesday 14 August 1984 |
| Time: | 23:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 310II |
| Owner/operator: | Jet Courier Service |
| Registration: | N5338C |
| MSN: | 310R1544 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-MB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Newark, NJ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Windsor-locks, CT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AN UNEMPLOYED PERSON WAS TRYING TO HELP LOAD AN ACFT. IN NOTICING THAT A BILL OF LADEN HAD BEEN LEFT OFF THE CARGO HE RAN TOWARD THE ACFT WHICH HAD, BY THIS TIME, STARTED ENGINES. THE PLT SAID HE SAW THE RUNNING MAN AND SHOVED THE MIXTURES TO CUT OFF THE ENGINES, BUT THE PROPS DID NOT STOP IN TIME TO AVOID INJURY TO THE MAN. AFTER THE PROP HIT THE MANS RIGHT SHOULDER, ARM & HAND HE STUMBLED ABOUT 35 FT AWAY FRON THE ACFT & FELL TO THE RAMP.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC84LA276
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2024 11:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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