Aerospatiale ATR72-212 N448AM
8 February 2003 · San Juan · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 February 2003 at about 21:04 local time, a Aerospatiale ATR72-212 registered N448AM, operated by American Eagle Executive Airlines Inc., was involved in an accident near San Juan. 62 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Juan
- Nearest airport
- Luis Munoz Marin International (SJU)
- Coordinates
- 18.4389, -66.0017
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale ATR72-212
- Registration
- N448AM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- American Eagle Executive Airlines Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Barbados → San Juan
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA03LA055
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 |
Probable cause
The aft passenger stair handrail collapsing due to undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According the airline's director of safety, the airplane had arrived at the terminal and was in the process of deplaning. The director of safety further stated that as the as the 53rd passenger in the sequence of 58 passengers exited the airplane, she grabbed the handrail at the top of the stairs, and the handrail collapsed. He said the passenger fell from the top of the stairs to the ground, and sustained serious injuries. Postincident examination of the hand rail and its locking mechanism did not reveal any anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.