# Accident 19880226004069A: Beech 1900, Albany, NY, February 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1988, 22:25 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CLTA
- Location: 42.6993° N, 73.7596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6993&lon=-73.7596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7243R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880226004069A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

VERTICAL STABILIZER STRUCK WING OF PARKED 737 ON LEAVING GATE. TAXI DIRECTOR SIGNALED STOP,PILOT DID NOT SEE SIGNAL

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC88LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA097), Feb 27, 1988: Beech 1900 (N7243R), Albany, NY, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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