# Accident 20080103000109A: Pilats PC1245, Oklahoma City, OK, January 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2008, 03:00 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5336° N, 97.6414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5336&lon=-97.6414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N398J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N398J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12/45 (registry code 7090551, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATS PC1245
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A60A
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,571 total, 475 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080103000109A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DFW08LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA055), Jan 3, 2008: Pilatus PC-12/45 (N398J), Oklahoma City, OK, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The line technician's failure to remain clear of the propeller. A factor was the night lighting conditions.

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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