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NYC92LA005

1991-10-12 · BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BDR

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE EMPLOYEE'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES AND THE DIVERSION OF HER ATTENTION WHICH RESULTED IN HER BEING STRUCK BY A SPINNING PROPELLER.

Factual narrative

FLIGHT 3894 WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE RUNNING, IN PREPARATION FOR DEPARTURE. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS AN OFF DUTY, NON REVENUE PASSENGER TRAVELLING TO NEWARK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING THE STATION AGENT PREPARE THE FLIGHT FOR DEPARTURE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. NEITHER THE FLIGHT CREW NOR THE STATION AGENT WERE AWARE OF THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE UNTIL THEY HEARD A 'LOUD THUMP' AND OBSERVED THE EMPLOYEE LYING BENEATH THE PROPELLER. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_NYC92LA005.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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