NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI06LA016
Registry · N391CA
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C10
Year of manufacture
2003 · 2 years old at event
Engine
GE CF34 SERIES
Seats / Engines
80 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20030723
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A486B3
Registrant of record
DELTA AIR LINES INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The passenger falling while exiting the aircraft using the door-stair during normal deplaning.
Factual narrative
On October 26, 2005, about 0800 eastern daylight time, a passenger sustained serious injuries while exiting a Bombardier CL-600-2C10, N391CA, at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), Covington, Kentucky. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was being operated by Comair, Inc., as a scheduled revenue flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121. The remaining 4 flight crew members and 20 passengers were not injured. Flight 5521 departed Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport (SRQ), Sarasota, Florida, at 0540, and had landed uneventfully at CVG. The passenger fell while exiting the aircraft using the door-stair during normal deplaning. The passenger reportedly fractured his cheek bone, sinus cavity, eye cavity, and shoulder. The passenger fell while exiting the aircraft using the door-stair during normal deplaning, and he fractured his cheek bone, sinus cavity, eye cavity, and shoulder. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2005_CHI06LA016.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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