Embraer EMB-145-LR N275SK

Summary

On 12 May 2006 at about 23:10 local time, a Embraer EMB-145-LR registered N275SK, operated by Chautauqua Airlines Inc., was involved in an accident near Boston, Massachusetts, United States. 52 people were on board. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 May 2006 at 23:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

General Edward Lawrence Logan (BOS)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Embraer EMB-145-LR

Registration

N275SK

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Chautauqua Airlines Inc.

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boston → Rochester

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC06LA114

Injuries not recorded.

The tug driver's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with a parked airplane. A factor was the fog.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The flightcrew was waiting to be pushed back from the gate when a tug impacted the airplane's left wing. The airplane was parked and the engines off. The tug driver was bringing luggage to a different airplane, and didn't see the accident airplane until the collision. The reported visibility at the airport, about the time of the accident, was 1/4 mile in fog.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.