# Accident 20010805022819A: Boeing Of Canada/Dehav Div DHC-8-102, Washington, DC, August 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2001, 17:40 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Washington National
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HNAA
- Location: 38.9100° N, 77.0197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9100&lon=-77.0197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N935HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N935HA-2021-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing Of Canada/Dehav Div DHC-8-102 (registry code 1385303, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-of-canada-dehav-div-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 (registry code 52114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA01MA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA01MA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010805022819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE MARSHALLING PROCESS, A RAMP AGENT REMOVED CHOCKS FROM FRONT TIRES. WHEN IT WAS APPARENT CHOCKS WOULD INTERFERE WITH MAIN TIRES, RAMP AGENT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE CHOCKS. RAMP AGENT WAS STRUCK BY PROP.

## 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 DCA01MA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA01MA056), Aug 5, 2001: de Havilland Dash 8-100 (N935HA), Washington, DC, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The ramp agent's impaired performance due to his hyperthyroidism, which was exacerbated by the heat and was inadequately controlled by medication, and possibly also due to the use of an antianxiety…

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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