Dornier 328 N439JS
17 June 2002 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 June 2002 at about 23:50 local time, a Dornier 328 registered N439JS was involved in an incident near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 14 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:50
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ronald Regan Washington (DCA)
- Coordinates
- 38.8519, -77.0378
- Aircraft
- Dornier 328
- Registration
- N439JS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Washington → Burlington
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC02IA117
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
Probable cause
The ground service personnel's failure to follow company procedure, which resulted in the flight attendant sustaining a serious injury.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While the flight attendant was attempting to lock the door from inside the airplane, ground service personnel locked it from the outside of the airplane, catching the flight attendant's hand, fracturing her finger and wrist. The procedure for the Dornier 328 aircraft was for ground personnel to close the door flush with the fuselage, and the flight attendant to lock it.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Dornier 328 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2002 | Dornier 328-300 | Albany, New York, United States | Atlantic Coast Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 2001 | Dornier 328-100 | Springfield, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Dornier 328-300 | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | Atlantic Coast Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2003 | Dornier 328-300 | Wellman, Ohio, United States | Atlantic Coast Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2000 | Dornier 328-100 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Air Wisconsin, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1996 | Dornier 328 | Billings, Montana, United States | Horizon Air | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2001 | De Havilland DASH 8-100 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Name | Fatal | - |
| 7 Jun 2004 | Airbus A340-311 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2005 | Embraer 170 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 23 Aug 1999 | Boeing 727-200 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1998 | Boeing 757 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | United Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 11 Apr 1998 | McDonnell Douglas MD82 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Trans World Airlines | No injuries | - |