Bombardier CL-600-2B19 N784CA
8 January 2001 · Detroit, Michigan, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 January 2001 at about 19:30 local time, a Bombardier CL-600-2B19 registered N784CA, operated by Comair Inc, was involved in an accident near Detroit, Michigan, United States. 33 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne Co. (DTW)
- Coordinates
- 42.3497, -83.0600
- Aircraft
- Bombardier CL-600-2B19
- Registration
- N784CA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Comair Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Detroit → Covington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI01LA066
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 |
Probable cause
The vehicle driver's inadvertent failure to place the column shifter into the parking gear. A factor to the accident was the vehicle.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
An unoccupied van rolled backward and impacted the left side of the airplane causing damage. An airport police report stated, "I [the investigating police officer] interviewed the driver [of the van] who stated that the vehicle had been parked about twenty yards in front of the aircraft for about two minutes before the incident. The driver [of the van] stated that he went to check oil fittings and does not know how the vehicle struck the aircraft." The reported stated that the captain of the aircraft was interviewed and, "...He [the captain of the aircraft] observed the vehicle drive towards and then strike the aircraft moving the aircraft sideways approx. [approximately] 10 inches." Post-accident inspection of the 1988 Dodge Ram Van failed to reveal any anomalies that would prevent the normal operation of the vehicle, specifically the parking brake, the column shifter, and the parking gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bombardier CL-600 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2001 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | Comair | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 2001 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Comair Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2002 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Comair Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2002 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Rockville, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 2000 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | White Plains, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 2000 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Hebron, Kentucky, United States | Comair Inc | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2001 | Beechcraft C23 | St. Helen, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2001 | Cessna 182T | Fowlerville, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2001 | Cessna U206G | Freemont, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2001 | Champion 7GCAA | Romeo, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2001 | Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2001 | Giackino EXEC 162F | Manistique, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |