Beechcraft 1900C N34010
25 March 1995 · Covington, Kentucky, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 March 1995 at about 21:40 local time, a Beechcraft 1900C registered N34010 was involved in an accident near Covington, Kentucky, United States. 20 people were on board. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Covington, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greater Cincinnati (CVG)
- Coordinates
- 39.0793, -84.6998
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 1900C
- Registration
- N34010
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greensboro → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC95LA078
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Probable cause
a lack of procedures by the tug operator to prevent inadvertent movement of an unoccupied tug, which resulted in an airplane being struck by an unoccupied tug which moved on its own.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE BEECH 1900 ARRIVED AT THE GATE AND WAS CHOCKED. A TUG PULLING A BAGGAGE CART WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE LEFT WING, FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND ENGINE WAS LEFT RUNNING. THE UNOCCUPIED TUG THEN STARTED MOVING, MADE A RIGHT TURN OF 270 DEGREES, AND STRUCK THE NOSE LANDING GEAR OF THE AIRPLANE, ON THE LEFT SIDE. AS THE TAIL PIVOTED LEFT, IT STRUCK A RAMP PERSON WHO FELL TO THE GROUND, AND RECEIVED A FRACTURED ELBOW. WHEN INTERVIEWED, THE DRIVER MADE CONFLICTING STATEMENTS AS TO WHETHER THE PARKING BRAKE WAS SET, OR NOT SET. THE STATION MANAGER REPORTED THE TENSION ON THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE WAS LOOSER THAN NORMAL. HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE PARKING BRAKE HAD BEEN SET, AND RELEASED ON ITS OWN, OR HAD NOT BEEN SET. DRIVERS WERE TAUGHT TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE, BUT THERE WAS NO REQUIREMENT TO CHOCK THE TUG, OR SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WHEN THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 1900 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 1995 | Beechcraft 1900 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Great Lakes Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1995 | Beechcraft 1900C | Los Angeles, California, United States | Alpha Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1995 | Beechcraft 1900D | Port-Au-Prince, Haiti | Air Saint Martin | Fatal | 20 |
| 12 Jan 1995 | Beechcraft 1900D | Williston, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1995 | Beechcraft 1900C | Denver, Colorado, United States | G. P. Express | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1996 | Beechcraft 1900D | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Astral Aviation | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1995 | Hughlett CHALLENGER II | Madisonville, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Dec 1995 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Aviators Flying Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Dec 1995 | Cessna 152 | Stanton, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1995 | Douglas DC-8-71 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1995 | Piper PA-28-181 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1995 | Cessna 172N | Mintonville, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |