# Accident 20050607019039A: Emb ERJ170100SU, Washington, DC, June 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2005, 06:41 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Ronald Reagan Washington Natl
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 38.9095° N, 77.0196° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9095&lon=-77.0196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N803MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803MD-2017-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer ERJ 170-100SU (registry code 3260403, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-erj-170-100su) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB ERJ170100SU
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA05MA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA05MA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050607019039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 6, AT 0641 EDT, AN NMC-WOLLARD MOBILE BELT BAGGAGE LOADER, MODEL NUMBER TC-888, WAS DRIVEN UNDER AND STRUCK A USAIRWAYS EXPRESS EMBRAER EMB-170, REGISTERED AS N803MD. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE FLIGHT CREW WAS PREPARING THE AIRCRAFT TO OPERATE AS USAIRWAYS EXPRESS FLIGHT 1821. THE DRIVER OF THE BELT LOADER WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND NO OTHER INJURIES OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT AND THE BELT LOADER RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE.

## 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 DCA05MA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA05MA070), Jun 7, 2005: Embraer 170 (N803MD), Washington, DC, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The inexperience of the driver (fleet service agent) in the operation of a belt loader, which resulted in the belt loader being driven under, and colliding with, the airplane.

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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