# Accident 19940908026019A: Cndair CL6002B19, Burbank, CA, September 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1994, 06:00 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 34.1706° N, 118.3397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1706&lon=-118.3397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N403SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403SW-2013-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadair CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1900309, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- Reported engine: GE CF343A
- People aboard: 36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,482 total, 92 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940908026019A

## Narrative

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

DISCONNECTED TOWBAR AFTER PUSHBACK WITHOUT COMMUNICATING WITH FLIGHT CREW TO SET BRAKES. AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO TUG.

## 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 LAX94LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA357), Sep 8, 1994: Canadair CL600 (N403SW), Burbank, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the ground crew's failure to follow company procedures. The failure of the operator to provide headsets to communicate with the flightcrew and the poor lighting conditions were factors in this…

## Other reports on N403SW (1)

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

- [Incident 19980428045789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980428045789I), Apr 28, 1998: Cndair CL6002B19 (N403SW), Farmington, NM, Minor damage. On April 28, 1999, skywest airlines flight (swia) 5927, a CL-600-2B19 was enroute from salt lake city, ut to albuquerque, NM. During cruise flight at flight…

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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