Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 24 November 1988
Aircraft Type: NAMC YS-11A-213
Owner/operator: Air Nippon
Registration Number: JA8755
Location: Sapporo –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Standing
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 41
Component Affected: Rotating right propellerRotating right propeller
Investigating Agency: JTSBJTSB
Category: Accident
An aviation incident occurred when Air Nippon’s flight 482, an aircraft with a rotating right propeller, experienced a mechanical failure and stopped its engine. A maintenance worker was killed due to a collision with the rotating propeller.An aviation incident occurred when Air Nippon’s flight 482, an aircraft with a rotating right propeller, experienced a mechanical failure and stopped its engine. A maintenance worker was killed due to a collision with the rotating propeller.
Description
Air Nippon’s flight 482, arrived at the parking spot at around 16:35 and stopped the engine. A maintenance worker was killed when the inertially rotating right propeller came into contact with him.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure of the rotating right propeller.Mechanical failure of the rotating right propeller.Share on:
