Fokker F-27 N280MA

Summary

On 2 April 1997 at about 03:20 local time, a Fokker F-27 registered N280MA was involved in an accident near Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. 38 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 April 1997 at 03:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Atlantic City Intl (ACY)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Fokker F-27

Registration

N280MA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Richmond

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

IAD97LA057

1 person had minor injuries.

Failure of the driver of the van to set the parking brake before exiting the van.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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While taxiing, the pilot observed a van travelling in reverse motion, moving from the pilot's left to right. The pilot signaled the van with the landing lights to attract the driver's attention, but the van passed the nose of the airplane. The pilot stopped the airplane, and the van continued and struck the right rear fuselage of the airplane. The investigation revealed that the driver had exited the running van to work on another airplane, without setting the parking brake. The van's transmission had been replaced the day of the accident, and the indicator for the gear selection was missing from the steering column.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.