# Incident 20011218033849I: Emb EMB145LR, Albany, NY, December 18, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2001, 07:00 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13979, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13979) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE-3007A (registry code 03030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- People aboard: 53
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011218033849I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT THE GATE WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING BOARDED, GROUND PERSONNEL WAS PULLING CABIN HEATER AWAY FROM AIRCRAFT. TUG STRUCK RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT APPROX 2.5 FT FORWARD OF SERVICE DOOR, MIDDLE OF FUSELAGE. FUSELAGE SKIN WAS TORN OPEN APPROX 6 INCHES, WITH ADDITIONAL SKIN CREASE OF APPROX 12 INCHES.

## Other reports on N13979 (1)

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

- [Incident 20050909024959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050909024959I), Sep 9, 2005: Emb EMB145LR (N13979), Latham, NY, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft in cruise at 15,000 feet on V487, struck large bird on first officer's windshield. Outer layer of windshield shattered. Inside layer did not…

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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