# Accident 20081231856979A: Emb EMB145LR, New York, NY, December 31, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2008, 15:55 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDKA
- Location: 40.6397° N, 73.7703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6397&lon=-73.7703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N844MJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N844MJ-2014-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE-3007A1P (registry code 54571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae-3007a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- Reported engine: RROYCE AE3007A1P
- People aboard: 51
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,821 total, 2,283 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA09FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081231856979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED PRIOR TO PUSHBACK, WITH PASSENGERS ON BOARD, SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE RIGHT AILERON AND OUTER WING BOX FROM A BAGGAGE CART TOWED BY AN ANGENT IN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE UNDER THE WING.

## 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 DCA09FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09FA025), Dec 31, 2008: Embraer EMB145 (N844MJ), New York, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The tug driver's failure to comply with ramp safety procedures.

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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