Beechcraft C90 N46CV

Summary

On 9 March 2023 at about 23:45 local time, a Beechcraft C90 registered N46CV, operated by Executive Air Taxi Corporation, was involved in an accident near Bismark, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 March 2023 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Bismark, North Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Bismark Municipal Airport (BIS)

Coordinates

46.7762, -100.7585

Aircraft

Beechcraft C90

Registration

N46CV

Category

Airplane

Year built

1973

Engines

2

Operator

Executive Air Taxi Corporation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Minot

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA126

Nobody was injured.

The ground vehicle driver’s failure to see and maintain clearance from the airplane while conducting ground operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot stated that a vehicle struck the right wing of the airplane as he was taxiing from the non-movement area for departure. Surveillance video showed a ground service vehicle drive across the ramp and into the right wing of the airplane. The driver of the ground vehicle stated that as she was starting to speed up on the ramp, the airplane came into view. The driver attempted to stop but slid on the ice and came to rest under the airplane’s right wing. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot stated there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.