# NTSB NYC06LA074: Boeing 757-232, N697DL, Boston, MA, February 26, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 25, 2006, 19:15 local (Feb 26, 2006, 00:15 UTC) - Place: Boston, MA - Coordinates: 42.364444, -71.005279 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3644&lon=-71.0053&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 146 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 26, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO-01 - NTSB case key (mKey): 63274 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC06LA074 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63274/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA074 ## Probable cause The deice vehicle driver's failure to maintain clearance from a standing airplane, which resulted in a collision between the deice vehicle and left elevator of the airplane. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, standing - engine(s) not operating - clearance - not maintained, driver of vehicle (cause) ## Analysis The driver of a deice vehicle, and a ground employee in the bucket of the deice vehicle, were spraying the accident airplane. At the completion of the deice operation, the driver of the deice vehicle began to drive away from the airplane. The ground employee in the bucket of the deice vehicle then observed ice accumulation on the vertical stabilizer. As the driver of the deice vehicle initiated a turn back toward the airplane, the boom of the deice vehicle struck the airplane, resulting in substantial damage to the left elevator. ## Factual narrative On February 25, 2006, about 1915 eastern standard time, a Boeing 757-232, N697DL, operated by Delta Air Lines Inc., as flight 2030, was substantially damaged, when it was struck by a ground vehicle, while standing near gate A16 at General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston, Massachusetts. There were no injuries to the 2 certificated airline transport pilots, 4 flight attendants, and 140 passengers. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the planned flight to Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), Fort Myers, Florida. An instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the air carrier flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 121. The airplane had been pushed back about 5 feet from the gate, and was being deiced. According to the driver of a deice vehicle, he and a ground employee in the bucket of the deice vehicle, were spraying the accident airplane. At the completion of the deice operation, the driver of the deice vehicle began to drive away from the airplane. The ground employee in the bucket of the deice vehicle then observed ice accumulation on the vertical stabilizer. As the driver of the deice vehicle initiated a turn back toward the airplane, the boom of the deice vehicle struck the airplane, resulting in substantial damage to the left elevator. The reported weather at BOS, at 1854, was: wind from 130 degrees at 3 knots; visibility 9 miles; overcast ceiling at 1,200 feet; temperature 27 degrees F; dew point 23 degrees F; altimeter 29.82 inches Hg. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N697DL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N697DL), registered now, S/N 30318, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Boeing 757-232 - Registry model: [Boeing 757-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (registry code 1384965) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW2037](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (registry code 52117, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 30318 - Airframe hours: 22539 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney 2037 38200 lbs thrust turbo fan; Pratt & Whitney 2037 38200 lbs thrust turbo fan - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 121 - Registered owner: Delta Air Lines Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, February 1, 2006 - Departed: BOS, Boston, MA - Destination: RSW, Fort Myers, FL - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: BOS, General Edward Lawrence Logan ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; airline transport, flight engineer; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, unknown; last flight review October 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 11,363 total, 4,551 in this make and model, 237 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 24 hours - Co-pilot; age 45; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, unknown; last flight review September 1, 2005; seat: right; flight hours: 5,825 total, 344 in this make and model, 245 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 130° at 3 knots - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,200 ft overcast - Temperature: 27 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 29.81 inHg - Observed at: BOS ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20060225002549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060225002549A), Feb 25, 2006: Boeing 757232, Boston, MA, Minor damage. (-23) Delta flight #2030, B757-232, N697DL, 02/25/06, 2000 EST, (Boston, MA to ft. myers, FL) was preparing for push-back when the delta ramp deicing crew… 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. --- 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.