Aerospatiale ATR-42-500 N14451
28 July 1999 · Little Rock, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 July 1999 at about 16:27 local time, a Aerospatiale ATR-42-500 registered N14451 was involved in an accident near Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. 37 people were on board. One person on the ground also died. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Adams Field (LIT)
- Coordinates
- 34.7300, -92.2307
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale ATR-42-500
- Registration
- N14451
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Houston → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW99FA201
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured | On the ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
Probable cause
The station manager's inadvertent encounter with the rotating propeller due to his diverted attention.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The turbo-propeller airplane was standing with both engines running when the station manager inadvertently walked into a rotating propeller. Witnesses to the accident stated that the airplane came to a stop on the ramp, and the station manager walked from behind the left wing toward the nose of the airplane. According to the witnesses, the station manager appeared to be listening to, or talking on, a shoulder mounted radio and then looked up at the people in the terminal. He looked back down and contacted the left propeller.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatiale ATR-42 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1999 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Eagle Airlines, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1998 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-320 | Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States | Continental Express | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1998 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Eagle, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1998 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 | San Juan | Executive Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2000 | Aerospatiale ATR 42-300 | Champaign, Illinois, United States | Trans States Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1998 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | Flagship Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1999 | Rockwell S-2R | Dermott, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1999 | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 11 |
| 12 Sep 1999 | Cessna 172RG | Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States | Flight Works Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1999 | Cessna 172K | Mountain Home, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1999 | Piper PA-38-112 | Ozark, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1999 | Cessna 172D | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | Greg Swink | No injuries | - |