- Date
- November 8, 1991, 19:30 local (Nov 9, 1991, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Syracuse, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N3063WBeech C99
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911108054449A
- Case key
- 37107
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Probable cause
The failure of the co-pilot to remain clear of the rotating propeller due to diversion of attention.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The commuter airliner was loaded with passengers and the crew. The engines were started and prior to taxiing a pod baggage door warning light illuminated. The first officer exited the cockpit to check the two external lower doors. He was observed checking the doors and then stood up in the area between the fuselage and engine, forward of the wing leading edge and behind the propeller arc. He walked into the propeller and was thrown outboard of the engine toward the wing tip. No markings were on the airplane to indicate the area of the propeller plane or proximity of it.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3063W
- Reported as
- Beech C99
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4230
- Engine
- P&W PT6-36, 715 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Horizon Air
- Registered owner
- Horizon Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · November 8, 1991
- Destination
- LGA · Laguardia, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SYR · Syracuse
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,600 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 1,500 as pilot in command · 177 in the last 90 days · 86 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 280° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SYR, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.