# Accident 19921115049429A: Beech 1900C, Denver, CO, November 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1992, 11:40 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 39.7600° N, 104.9195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7600&lon=-104.9195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N317BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N317BH-1998-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900C (registry code 1154161, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A65B
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 900 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921115049429A

## Narrative

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

TAIL STRUCK APU DURING TURNOUT FROM GATE. GROUND CREWMAN SIGNALED TURN. HAD NEGLECTED TO MOVE APU CLEAR.

## 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 DEN93LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA011), Nov 15, 1992: Beech 1900C (N317BH), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE RAMP AGENT MISJUDGING THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE AIRPLANE AND GPU. A FACTOR WAS: UNAVAILABILITY OF PROPER GROUND ASSISTANCE.

## Other reports on N317BH (2)

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

- [Incident 19901101062069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901101062069I), Nov 1, 1990: Beech 1900C (N317BH), Rock Springs, WY. Radar mode c malfunctioned on climb. Later mode c became inoperative. Replaced transponder.
- [Incident 19890418032259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890418032259I), Apr 18, 1989: Beech 1900C (N317BH), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Struck the left tail tip of a parked aircraft while taxiing for departure. Minor 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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