# Accident 19960711046129A: Saab SF340A, Providence, RI, July 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Providence, RI
- Airport: Theodore Francis Green State
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PLGA
- Location: 41.7223° N, 71.4277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7223&lon=-71.4277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N744BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N744BA-2025-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SF340A (registry code 7860100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-sf340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960711046129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE THE ELDERLY PASSENGER WAS EXITING THE AIRCRAFT HE STOPPED ON THE TOP STEP AND TURNED AROUND, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING SERIOUS HEAD INJURY.

## 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 NYC96LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA150), Jul 11, 1996: Saab-Scania 340A (N744BA), Providence, RI, no damage. Probable cause: the passenger inadvertently lost his balance and fell, while deplaning.

## Other reports on N744BA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880522043059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880522043059I), May 22, 1988: Saab SF340A (N744BA), Binghamton, NY. Smelled smoke and right engine itt rising. Shut engine down and landed. Found metal in oil.

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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