SERS · Saab-Scania AB (Saab) SF340B · 2002-07-16 · Tupelo, MS, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA02LA134
Event ID
20020717X01153
Type
Accident
Date
2002-07-16
Location
Tupelo, MS, USA
Coordinates
34.268054, -88.769996
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Saab-Scania AB (Saab)
Model
SF340B
Registration
N403XJ
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the ground agent to follow procedures and directives and to maintain a visual lookout due to a diversion of attention caused by paperwork being sucked toward the rotating propeller, resulting in collision between her hand and the propeller.