Cessna 208B N732MD

Summary

On 3 November 2015 at about 01:25 local time, a Cessna 208B registered N732MD, operated by Multi-Aero Inc, was involved in an accident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 9 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 November 2015 at 01:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Chicago O'Hare International (ORD)

Coordinates

41.8309, -87.6807

Aircraft

Cessna 208B

Registration

N732MD

Category

Airplane

Year built

2004

Engines

1

Operator

Multi-Aero Inc

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ironwood → Chicago

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN16LA052

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the driver of the service vehicle to yield to the taxiing airplane, which resulted in a near-collision and tail strike.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After landing in night visual meteorological conditions, the commuter flight proceeded to taxi to the ramp. Upon coming to a service road perpendicular to the taxiway, a vehicle moved directly across the airplane's taxi path. The flight crew immediately applied brakes to stop. While braking, the airplane's tail rocked aft and struck the ground. The flight crew contacted ground control to inform them about the vehicle incident and resumed taxi to the ramp, and the driver of the vehicle radioed the tower, informing them that he had cut off an aircraft. An inspection of the airplane by the operator revealed structural damage to the aft pressure bulkhead resulting from the tail strike.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.