What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) A line service employee of atlantic aviation was struck by the propeller after the aircraft was stopped. The pilot said the line service person marshalled him into the parking spot. The pilot said the line service person was clear of the aircraft and so he started his checklist to shut the engine down. Then he heard a thud and the engine started to vibrate. Then he saw the line service man being thrown away from the aircraft toward the left wing. There were seven passengers and the pilot aboard the aircraft. No passenger was in the co-pilot seat. One of the passengers was a medical doctor who stopped the bleeding and attended to the injured line service person until the ambulance took him to the hospital. The line service person expired at 11:15 CST while being treated in the ou medical center icu.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A LINE SERVICE EMPLOYEE OF ATLANTIC AVIATION WAS STRUCK BY THE PROPELLER AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED. THE PILOT SAID THE LINE SERVICE PERSON MARSHALLED HIM INTO THE PARKING SPOT. THE PILOT SAID THE LINE SERVICE PERSON WAS CLEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SO HE STARTED HIS CHECKLIST TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. THEN HE HEARD A THUD AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO VIBRATE. THEN HE SAW THE LINE SERVICE MAN BEING THROWN AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE LEFT WING. THERE WERE SEVEN PASSENGERS AND THE PILOT ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT. NO PASSENGER WAS IN THE CO-PILOT SEAT. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WAS A MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO STOPPED THE BLEEDING AND ATTENDED TO THE INJURED LINE SERVICE PERSON UNTIL THE AMBULANCE TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL. THE LINE SERVICE PERSON EXPIRED AT 11:15 CST WHILE BEING TREATED IN THE OU MEDICAL CENTER ICU.
NTSB investigation
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