A US Airways Express/Piedmont employee was struck and killed by the right propeller blades during taxi at Reagan Washington National Airport. The marshaller had signaled for the aircraft to stop because the nose wheel chocks had not cleared the right main landing gear. A baggage handler tried to remove the chocks from the front of the airplane and was struck by the propellers.
August 05, Washington, D.C. / de Havilland Dash 8
A US Airways Express/Piedmont employee was struck and killed by the right propeller blades during taxi at Reagan Washington National Airport. The marshaller had signaled for the aircraft to stop because the nose wheel chocks had not cleared the right main landing gear. A baggage handler tried to remove the chocks from the front of the airplane and was struck by the propellers....
Key Takeaways:
- A US Airways Express/Piedmont employee was fatally struck by propeller blades at Reagan Washington National Airport during taxi.
- The incident occurred when the baggage handler attempted to remove nose wheel chocks from the front of the aircraft.
- The aircraft had been signaled to stop by a marshaller because the chocks had not cleared the right main landing gear.
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