# Accident 20011220035459A: Beech 1900D, Boston, MA, December 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2001, 19:45 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: JJBA
- Location: 42.3607° N, 71.0608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3607&lon=-71.0608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N858CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011220035459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 20, 2001, AT ABOUT 1945 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN SHE FELL DOWN THE STAIRS OF A RAYTHEON BE-1900D, N858CA, OPERATED BY COMMUTAIR AS FLIGHT 2529 AT LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. NO OTHER INJURIES OR DAMAGE OCCURRED. ACCORDING TO A WRITTEN STATEMENT THE PASSENGER CARRYING TWO BAGS LOST HER BALANCE ON THE LAST STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND WAS REPORTED TO HAVE A BROKEN RIGHT FEMUR.

## 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 NYC02LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA042), Dec 21, 2001: Raytheon BE-1900D (N858CA), Boston, MA, no damage. Probable cause: The passengers misjudged step, which resulted in a loss of balance and subsequent fall.

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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