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| Date: | Sunday 5 August 2001 |
| Time: | 17:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102 Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | US Airways Express (Piedmont Airlines) |
| Registration: | N935HA |
| MSN: | 142 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PEW120/PW100 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 32 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA/KDCA), DC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA) |
| White Plains-Westchester County Airport, NY (HPN/KHPN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On August 5, 2001, about 1740 eastern daylight time (EDT), a US Airways Express/Piedmont employee was fatally struck by the right propeller blades of a US Airways de Havilland Dash 8, N935HA, operating as flight 3340. The airplane was taxiing for departure from Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) for White Plains, New York. It was the employee's first day working at DCA and his first day back at work from extended leave.
The information collected during the investigation of this accident indicates that the ramp agent had both training and experience in working near propeller-driven airplanes and that the carelessness shown in the accident was inadvertent and out of character. This finding is substantiated by statements from coworkers, who described the ramp agent as safety conscious and a hard worker. The surface of the ramp was not a factor in this accident. The ramp agent was at the end of his shift on a very hot day and was taking a medication for a medical condition that had the potential to impair his judgment.
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 medication.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DCA01MA056
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=52927
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/2/26916_1047407113.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2023 05:37 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 28-Jul-2023 05:37 | Captain Adam | Updated |
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