Saab 340B N452XJ

Summary

On 31 July 2009 at about 01:02 local time, a Saab 340B registered N452XJ, operated by Mesaba Aviation, Inc., was involved in an incident near Traverse City, Michigan, United States. 33 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 July 2009 at 01:02

Classification

Incident

Location

Traverse City, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

44.7417, -85.5825

Aircraft

Saab 340B

Registration

N452XJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Mesaba Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Detroit → Marquette

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN09IA606

Nobody was injured.

The flight attendant's incapacitation due to an anxiety attack.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While in cruise flight, the cockpit crew was alerted by a passenger that the single flight attendant had become "no longer coherent" and was performing "numerous unusual activities." The captain instructed the passenger to get the flight attendant seated and the beverage cart stowed, and then diverted to a nearby airport. The flight attendant was transported to a local emergency room and diagnosed with "acute anxiety." There were no indications that the flight attendant had any pre-existing medical or psychiatric conditions. According to 14 Code of Federal Regulations 121.391, a single flight attendant was required for the incident flight. In addition, there are no medical standards for flight attendants currently stipulated by federal regulations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.