- Date
- February 26, 1988, 22:25 local (Feb 27, 1988, 03:25 UTC)
- Place
- Albany, NY
- Injuries
- 12 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7243RBeech 1900
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880226004069A
- Case key
- 36109
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Analysis
The Beech 1900 was taxiing out at night under the control of a ground taxi director and two wing walkers when its tail made contact with the tail of parked and unoccupied B-737. Both pilots said they did not see a stop signal from the taxi director. The wing walkers said the taxi director gave a stop signal. Investigation showed that the taxi director was using two wands, one of which was not lighted. In addition, the company did not have a standardized training program for its ground personnel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7243R
- Reported as
- Beech 1900
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- UB-24
- Airframe hours
- 7,414
- Engine
- P&W PT-65B, 1,100 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Brockway Air Inc. (Ny), doing business as Piedmont Commuter System
- Registered owner
- Beech Acceptance Corp
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- SLK · Saranac Lake, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ALB · Albany
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,900 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 1,300 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- ALB
FAA reports on this event · 1
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