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| Date: | Tuesday 1 April 1997 |
| Time: | 23:20 LT |
| Type: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 |
| Owner/operator: | Eagle Jet Charter Inc. |
| Registration: | N280MA |
| MSN: | 10522 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 39716 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce DART 532-7R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 38 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic City, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | , NJ (KACY) |
| Richmond, VA (KRIC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While taxiing, the pilot observed a van travelling in reverse motion, moving from the pilot's left to right. The pilot signaled the van with the landing lights to attract the driver's attention, but the van passed the nose of the airplane. The pilot stopped the airplane, and the van continued and struck the right rear fuselage of the airplane. The investigation revealed that the driver had exited the running van to work on another airplane, without setting the parking brake. The van's transmission had been replaced the day of the accident, and the indicator for the gear selection was missing from the steering column.
Probable Cause: Failure of the driver of the van to set the parking brake before exiting the van.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD97LA057
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 18:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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