# Accident 19971015045869A: Beech 1900D, Pittsburgh, PA, October 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1997, 07:00 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 40.4509° N, 79.9900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4509&lon=-79.9900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162ZV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162ZV-2011-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971015045869A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE FIRST OFFICER WAS TAXIING THE AIRPLANE TO THE GATE AFTER LANDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON A TAXIWAY WHEN THE CAPTAIN NOTICED A BAGGAGE TUG APPROACHING ON AN ACCESS ROAD PERPENDICULAR TO THE TAXIWAY FROM THE LEFT, TRAVELING WEST.  THE CAPTAIN APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE AIRPLANE; HOWEVER, THE TUG CONTINUED AND COLLIDED WITH THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING.  THE TUG DRIVER SAID HE MAY HAVE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AFTER STRIKING A BUMP IN THE ACCESS ROAD. THE POLICE REPORTED THE BUMP WAS AT THE POINT WHERE THE ACCESS ROAD INTERSECTED THE TAXIWAY, AND THE INTERSECTION WAS CONTROLLED BY A STOP SIGN ON THE ACCESS ROAD.  THE POLICE OFFICER ISSUED A CITATION TO THE TUG DRIVER FOR VIOLATION OF A COUNTY ORDINANCE, WHICH STATED, 'AIRCRAFT ALWAYS HAVE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY IN THE AOA.  VEHICLES NEEDING TO TRAVERSE AN AOA RAMP SHALL...OBEY ALL POSTED SIGNAGE.'

## 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 NYC98LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA013), Oct 15, 1997: Beech 1900D (N162ZV), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the tug driver's failure to obey a stop sign and his failure to yield right-of-way to the airplane.

## Other reports on N162ZV (1)

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

- [Incident 19951022038559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951022038559I), Oct 22, 1995: Beech 1900D (N162ZV), Latrobe, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot stated; the first officer was the flying pilot. During takeoff roll at approximately 80 KIAS, the aircraft struck two large deer. The crew…

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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