Beechcraft 1900D N253GL
23 November 2005 · Telluride, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 November 2005 at about 22:15 local time, a Beechcraft 1900D registered N253GL was involved in an incident near Telluride, Colorado, United States. 19 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Telluride, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)
- Coordinates
- 37.9539, -107.9086
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 1900D
- Registration
- N253GL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Denver → Telluride
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN06IA019
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Probable cause
The tug driver's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the airplane resulting in the baggage cart striking the airplane's stabilon. A factor contributing to the incident was the tug driver's failure to consider the extra height of the cart in relation to the other carts used on the airport.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was parked with the engines shut down, the parking brake set, and the wheels chocked. The captain said that they kept the passengers on board until some of the bags were off loaded from the aft baggage compartment so as not to overload the landing gear struts. The captain said that they opened the door and he got off to meet the agent. The agent approached the airplane driving a tug that was pulling a baggage cart. The captain said, "While turning the corner to line up the baggage cart with the airplane, the baggage cart struck and damaged the left-hand stabilon." The baggage cart that was used was new and taller than those previously used at the airport. This was the first time the agent had pulled this cart. The agent said he drove clockwise around the airplane to position the cart to unload the baggage. He said that he was close enough to the airplane that the top right corner of the baggage cart hit the stabilon.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 1900 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug 2005 | Beechcraft 1900D | Rockland, Maine, United States | Colgan Air. Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 2005 | Beechcraft 1900D | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2005 | Beechcraft 1900D | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 2005 | Beechcraft 1900D | Ogdensburg, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2004 | Beechcraft 1900D | Manhattan, Kansas, United States | Air Midwest Airlines Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 2004 | Beechcraft 1900D | Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2005 | Cessna 150L | Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 2005 | Lancair LC-40-550FG | Steamboat Spgns, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Aug 2005 | Cessna 172RG | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | Colorado Contrails Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2005 | Sheel VANS RV-8 | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 2005 | Cessna T207A | Telluride, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2005 | Cessna 560 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 8 |