At 11:27 CDT, a Continental Express Aerospatiale ATR 42-500 was terminating its flight at Adams Field when a ground crewmember was killed by a rotating propeller. Witnesses said the ground crewmember walked from behind the left wing toward the nose of the airplane, listening or talking on a shoulder mounted radio and then looked up at the people in the terminal. He had been working in Little Rock as a ground operator for approximately 31 years.
July 28, Little Rock, Ark. / Aerospatiale ATR 42-500
At 11:27 CDT, a Continental Express Aerospatiale ATR 42-500 was terminating its flight at Adams Field when a ground crewmember was killed by a rotating propeller. Witnesses said the ground crewmember walked from behind the left wing toward the nose of the airplane, listening or talking on a shoulder mounted radio and then looked up at the people in the terminal. He had been working in Little Rock as a ground operator for approximately 31 years....
Key Takeaways:
- A ground crewmember was fatally struck by a rotating propeller while working at Adams Field.
- The experienced operator, who had 31 years of service, was reportedly distracted by a radio and looking at the terminal when he walked into the propeller.
- The incident involved a Continental Express Aerospatiale ATR 42-500 that was terminating its flight.
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