# Incident 20201203018399I: Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR, Dfw Airport, TX, December 3, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2020, 16:20 local time
- Place: Dfw Airport, TX
- Airport: Dfw International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N258NN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N258NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR (registry code 3260410, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-erj-170-200-lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8E5 (registry code 30061, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8e5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ 170-200 LR
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201203018399I

## Narrative

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

WHEN THE GROUND SERVICE PERSONNEL WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION THE BAGGAGE LOADER AT THE FOWARD CARGO DOOR.  THE BAGGAGE LOADER DROVE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE AIRCRAFT.  THIS DAMAGED THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT TO INCLUDE ANTENNAS.  A LARGE DENT WAS PUT ON THE AIRCRAFT JUST FOWARD OF THE FOWARD CARGO DOOR.

## Other reports on N258NN (1)

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

- [Incident 20251120015949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251120015949I), Nov 20, 2025: Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR (N258NN), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. While aircraft N258NN was parked at the gate, a gate gourmet truck struck the tail cone of the aircraft, making the aircraft unable to continue it's next…

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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