# NTSB DEN04IA024: Beech 1900D, N254GL, Denver, CO, November 10, 2003 - Type: NTSB incident investigation - Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report - Date: November 10, 2003, 11:45 local (18:45 UTC) - Place: Denver, CO - Coordinates: 39.85041, -104.699142 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8504&lon=-104.6991&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 13 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 2, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 58389 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN04IA024 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58389/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04IA024 ## Probable cause the ground personnel’s failure to maintain aircraft clearance, resulting in the collision. Contributing factors include ground communications not coordinated by the ground personnel, the flight crew's inadequate visual outlook and the parked airplane. ## Analysis The crew was following the marshalling instructions as issued by the marshaller. The taxi speed was slow. Clearance was not verified and the left winglet of the accident airplane impacted the right wing of another Beech 1900D. The captain shut down the engines and the passengers were deplaned without further incident. ## Factual narrative On November 10, 2003, at 1145 mountain standard time, a Beech 1900D, N254GL, owned and operated by Great Lakes Aviation, LTD., received minor damage when it collided with a parked airplane while parking at Denver International Airport (DEN), Denver, Colorado. The airline transport certificated captain, commercial certificated first officer, and 11 passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The scheduled domestic passenger flight was being operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 121. According to the accident report submitted by Great Lakes, the crew was following the marshalling instructions as issued by the marshaller. The taxi speed was slow. The wing walker was behind the airplane and was not able to get around to the left wing. Obstacle clearance was not verified. The left winglet of N254GL struck the right wing of N211GL, another Beech 1900D that was parked on the ramp. The captain shut down the engines and the passengers were deplaned without further incident. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing - clearance - not maintained, ground personnel (cause) - air/ground communications - not coordinated/diseminated, ground personnel (contributing factor) - visual lookout - inadequate, flightcrew (contributing factor) - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N254GL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N254GL-2026-04-21), registration cancelled 2026-04-21, S/N UE-254, built 1996 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech 1900D - Registry model: [Raytheon 1900D](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-1900d) (registry code 7150005) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: UE254 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney Pt6A-67D 1279 horsepower turbo prop; Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67D 1279 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Part 121 - Registered owner: Great Lakes Aviation, LTD. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport - Departed: MCK, MC COOK, NE - Destination: DEN, Denver, CO - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: DEN, Denver Intl ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 36; injuries: none; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review May 18, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 3,260 total, 2,666 in this make and model, 217 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours - Co-pilot; age 34; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review August 10, 2003; seat: right; flight hours: 2,100 total, 895 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 18 knots, gusting 24 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 21 °F - Altimeter: 29.90 inHg - Observed at: DEN ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20031110028709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031110028709I), Nov 10, 2003: Beech 1900D, Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was being marshalled to parking position A52J on concourse a east ramp. Distance between painted aircraft parking spots on this section of the… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.