# NTSB Accident LAX02FA300
> **Fairchild SA227-AC** · 2002-09-29 · Hawthorne, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02FA300
- **Event ID:** 20021007X05286
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-09-29
- **Location:** Hawthorne, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.9225, -118.33139
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 20
- **Total aboard:** 21
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Fairchild
- **Model:** SA227-AC
- **Registration:** N343AE
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control during the rejected takeoff.  The loss of directional control was caused by the crew's failure to follow prescribed pretakeoff and takeoff checklist procedures to ensure the both propellers were out of the start locks.  Contributing factors were the failure of the crew to follow normal company procedures during takeoff, the failure of the flightcrew to recognize an abnormal propeller condition during takeoff, and a lack of crew coordination in performing a rejected takeoff.

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