Incident Boeing 777-223ER N779AN,
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Date:Tuesday 19 May 2009
Time:2
Type:Silhouette image of generic B772 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 777-223ER
Owner/operator:American Airlines
Registration: N779AN
MSN: 29955/225
Year of manufacture:1999
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) -   United States of America
Phase: Standing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:KMIA
Destination airport:SBGR
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
While the aircraft was at the gate, a loader operator/supervisor working for American Airlines loading luggage into the aircraft´s hold accidentally fell from the loader onto the tarmac, receiving fatal injuries. It was raining heavily at the time. The flight was eventually canceled.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20090522111514/http://www.sun-sentinel.com:80/news/local/breakingnews/sfl-miami-airport-fatal-bn051909,0,400254.story
https://wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI121121/

Revision history:

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19-May-2009 08:18 slowkid Added

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