# Accident 20040401005249A: Beech 1900D, Windsor Locks, CT, April 1, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2004, 18:35 local time
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Airport: Bradley International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NSVA
- Location: 41.9389° N, 72.6831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9389&lon=-72.6831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149CJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149CJ-2004-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series (registry code 52150, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040401005249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A COLLISION OCCURRED BETWEEN A FUEL TRUCK AND CJC 1449 WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING TO THE GATE. THE FUEL TRUCK STRUCK THE LEFT ENGINE NACELLE AND PROPELLER, PARALLEL TO THE LEFT WING, BREAKING THE ENGINE FROM ITS MOUNTING AND PUSHING IT INTO THE FUSELAGE. THE FRONT OF THE FUEL TRUCK WAS RESTING AGAINST THE CABIN ENTRY DOOR. THE PASSENGERS AND CREW EGRESSED OUT THE STARBOARD SIDE OVER WING EMERGENCY EXIT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 NYC04LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA099), Apr 1, 2004: Beech 1900D (N149CJ), Windsor Locks, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fuel truck driver's failure to maintain clearance with a taxiing airplane, resulting in the collision between the fuel truck and the airplane. A factor in the accident was the night condition.

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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