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| Date: | Monday 17 February 1997 |
| Time: | 05:50 |
| Type: |  British Aerospace BAe-146-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Flightline, opb Palmair |
| Registration: | G-BPNT |
| MSN: | E3126 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Exeter Airport (EXT/EGTE) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Exeter Airport (EXT/EGTE) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was parked with the doors closed and no electrical power connected. The commander entered the flight deck through the electronics bay; he then opened the main passenger door and deployed the air-stair. Unfortunately he had not replaced the electronics bay access hatch and, in the darkness, the first officer fell through the hole when she entered the flight deck.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422eeaf40f0b613420001ef/dft_avsafety_pdf_502157.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/5910863 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 October 1996 | G-BPNT | Flightline, opb Palmair | 0 | Bournemouth Airport (BOH/EGHH) | |
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| Tailstrike | ||||||
| 29 May 2004 | G-BPNT | Flightline | 0 | Florence-Peretola Airport (FLR) |  |
sub |
| 22 January 2019 | VH-NJZ | National Jet Express | 0 | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) |  |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2025 16:02 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 31-Mar-2025 16:03 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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