# Accident 20140809018479A: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2D24, San Antonio, TX, August 9, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2014, 06:35 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 29.5269° N, 98.4719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5269&lon=-98.4719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N943LR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N943LR-2026-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (registry code 1390016, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2d24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8C5 (registry code 30050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2D24
- People aboard: 78
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA430) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140809018479A

## Narrative

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

DURING PUSH BACK FROM GATE, FOR INTENDED FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT AND TOW VEHICLE JACK KNIFED. THE JACK KNIFE CAUSED A 12" X 12" HOLE TO BE PUNCTURED INTO THE SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING MAJOR STRUCTUAL DAMAGE. THE HOLE WAS LOCATED IN THE PRESSURE VESSEL AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN14LA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA430), Aug 9, 2014: Bombardier CL600 2D24 - 900 (N943LR), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the tow bar shear pin, which resulted in the tug operator’s loss of control of the airplane during pushback operations. Contributing to the accident was the tug operator’s inability to…

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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