# NTSB FTW92IA104: Beech 1900C, N137YV, Lamar, CO, April 4, 1992

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: April 4, 1992, 07:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place: Lamar, CO
- Coordinates: 38.080459, -102.609657 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0805&lon=-102.6097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 18388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW92IA104
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18388/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92IA104

## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE. A FACTOR WAS THE BRIGHT SUN.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff
  - object - aircraft parked/standing
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - sunglare (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING TAXI OPERATIONS WITH THE CAPTAIN AT THE CONTROLS THE AIRPLANE STRUCK ANOTHER PARKED AIRPLANE, RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE. THE CAPTAIN INDICATED HIS VISION WAS MOMENTARILY OBSCURED BY SUNGLARE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N137YV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N137YV-1997-10-30), registration cancelled 1997-10-30, S/N UC137 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C
- Registry model: [Beech 1900C](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (registry code 1154161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: UC-137
- Airframe hours: 3106
- Engines: P&W PT6A-65B 1100 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Air Midwest Inc.
- Registered owner: Beech Acceptance Corp
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, March 19, 1992, 101 hours before
- Destination: DEN, DENVER, CO
- Flight plan: Company VFR
- Airport: LAA, Lamar

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 8,790 total, 335 in this make and model, 8,187 as pilot in command, 242 in the last 90 days, 83 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn
- Wind: 260° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19920404008769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920404008769I), Apr 4, 1992: Beech 1900C, Lamar, CO, Minor damage. Pilot struck the wing tip of a parked Mooney aircraft while taxiing to gate.

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.

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