# NTSB investigations: GE CF34 series: Ground collision

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB DCA25LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA120.md): Bombardier CL-600-2B19 · Chicago, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 2, 2025 · N420AW · Substantial damage
  > The tug driver’s failure to ensure the taxiway was clear of aircraft prior to crossing, resulting in a collision with the left wing of the taxiing aircraft. Contributing to the accident was the limited visibility of the aircraft due to ambient lighting…
- [NTSB DCA21LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA226.md): Bombardier CL-600-2B19 · Asheville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 17, 2021 · N444ZW · Substantial damage
  > The fuel truck driver backing up in the direction of the airplane without the use of marshallers.
- [NTSB DCA17CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17CA197.md): Bombardier CL 600 2B19 · Charlotte, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 13, 2017 · N261PS · Substantial damage
  > the tug operator's initiation of a right turn onto the perpendicular terminal road in proximity to the airplane.
- [NTSB DCA17CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17CA147.md): Airbus A321 231 · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 1, 2017 · N991AU · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > the A321 flight crew's incorrect evaluation of the clearance between the aircraft, leading to the inadvertent collision with the horizontal stabilizer of the CRJ700. Contributing to the accident was traffic congestion that resulted in the CRJ700 having to…
- [NTSB DCA15CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15CA118.md): Bombardier CL600 2D24 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 4, 2015 · N932LR · Substantial damage
  > the CRJ900 captain's misjudgment of the clearance between their horizontal stabilizer and the B757 winglet.
- [NTSB DCA11LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11LA045.md): Airbus A380 · Jamaica, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 2011 · F-HPJD · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the A380 flight crew's inability to identify that the wingtip path of their airplane would not maintain safe clearance from the CRJ701. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the CRJ701 flight crew to advise ATC that they were stopped with a portion…
- [NTSB CEN11LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA051.md): Bombardier CL-600-2B19 · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 2010 · N709BR · Substantial damage
  > The pickup truck driver’s failure to follow airport and company policies regarding ground vehicle operations, which allowed for the unattended truck to collide with the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the truck's misadjusted shift lever and…
- [NTSB DCA10CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10CA018.md): Bombardier CL600 2C10 · Dallas, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 18, 2009 · N515AE · Substantial damage
  > The fueler's falling asleep in the fueling truck with the truck in neutral and without the parking brake set, which allowed the truck to roll until it impacted the airplane.
- [NTSB DCA08CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA08CA041.md): Embraer ERJ170 · Washington, DC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 17, 2008 · N828MD · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > Inadequate ground separation maintained by the pilot of the Embraer E170.
- [NTSB SEA08LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA061.md): Bombardier CL-600-2C10 · San Francisco, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 2008 · N705SK · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The company tug operator's failure to maintain clearance with another aircraft during the pushback process. Also causal was the ground controller's failure to alert the pilot of the other aircraft and tug operator of this airplane of the simultaneous pushback…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('30015')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '200'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/cases?engine=30015

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