# Accident 20130717020109A: Cessna 208B, Chicago, IL, July 17, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2013, 08:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago O'Hare International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MUIA
- Location: 41.9814° N, 87.9067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9814&lon=-87.9067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N732MD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA421) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130717020109A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 17, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:00, A CESSNA CARAVAN 208B, REGISTRATION NUMBER N732MD, EXPERIENCED AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE TAIL STAND WAS REMOVED PREMATURELY DURING PASSENGER BOARDING BY A RAMP AGENT. AS A RESULT OF THE CO-PILOT ENTERING THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE AFT PASSENGER ENTERANCE TO ASSIST A PASSENGER IN THE LAST ROW AND AN ADDITIONAL PASSENGER STANDING TO HAND A BAG TO THE CO-PILOT THE AIRCRAFT BECAME TOO TAIL HEAVY. WITHOUT THE TAILSTAND IN PLACE THA AIRCRAFT'S TAIL STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AFT FUSELAGE BULKHEAD.

## 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 CEN13LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA421), Jul 17, 2013: Cessna 208B (N732MD), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The gate agent’s premature removal of the tailstand without confirming with the flight crew that it was safe to remove, which allowed the airplane to tilt backward when a passenger stood up and…

## Other reports on N732MD (1)

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

- [Accident 20151103022859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151103022859A), Nov 3, 2015: Cessna 208B (N732MD), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. N732MD was taxing on taxiway ?r?, approaching the runway intersection. The pilot observed a service truck approaching the same intersection. He applied brakes…

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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