# Accident 19890901034839A: Beech 1900C, Boston, MA, September 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1989, 08:20 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BHAA
- Location: 42.3629° N, 71.0064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (BOS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3629&lon=-71.0064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N318BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N318BH-1997-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900C (registry code 1154161, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,350 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890901034839A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PARKING SWUNG TOO SHARPLY AND STRUCK EMPENNAGE ON A JETWAY. GROUND GUIDE TURNED AIRCRAFT TOO CLOSE TO JETWAY.

## 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 NYC89LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA215), Sep 1, 1989: Beech 1900C (N318BH), Boston, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE GROUND PERSONNEL TO SAFELY GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT SO THAT IT WOULD HAVE CLEARED THE JETWAY.

## Other reports on N318BH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890524024889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890524024889I), May 24, 1989: Beech 1900C (N318BH), Wilkes Barre Sc, PA, Minor damage. Odor in cockpit. Loss of oil pressure on left engine. Retuned. Blew left main tire on landing. Cause not stated.

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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