# Accident 19931105048929A: Swrngn SA227AC, Newark, NJ, November 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1993, 12:06 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.6925° N, 74.1687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6925&lon=-74.1687&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550TD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931105048929A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GROUND CREW PERSON LOWERED HER HEAD AND PASSED UNDER PORT  WING. WALKED INTO NR2 PROPELLER. FATALLY INJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO94LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA002), Nov 5, 1993: Fairchild SA 227-AC (N550TD), Newark, NJ, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: 1) THE FAILURE OF THE RAMP AGENT TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES DURING THE SERVICING OF THE AIRPLANE, AND 2) HER LACK OF ATTENTION TO THE HAZARDS SURROUNDING HER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE 1)…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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