Beechcraft 1900 N7243R

Summary

On 27 February 1988 at about 03:25 local time, a Beechcraft 1900 registered N7243R, operated by Brockway Air Inc. (Ny), was involved in an accident near Albany, New York, United States. 12 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 February 1988 at 03:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Albany, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Albany (ALB)

Coordinates

42.6993, -73.7596

Aircraft

Beechcraft 1900

Registration

N7243R

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Brockway Air Inc. (Ny)

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Saranac Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC88LA097

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.