Short Bros SD 360-300 N688AN

Summary

On 16 April 2015 at about 03:00 local time, a Short Bros SD 360-300 registered N688AN, operated by Air Cargo Carriers, was involved in an accident near Greer, South Carolina, United States. One person was 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

16 April 2015 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Greer, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Greenville Spartanburg Intl (GSP)

Coordinates

34.8906, -82.2178

Aircraft

Short Bros SD 360-300

Registration

N688AN

Category

Airplane

Year built

1984

Engines

2

Operator

Air Cargo Carriers

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

GAA15CA043

Nobody was injured.

The fuel truck driver's inattention, which resulted in backing over a warning cone and into the horizontal stabilizer of the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was standing at the terminal while cargo was being loaded and the co-pilot was onboard preparing for flight. The captain, outside the airplane, directed the fuel truck driver to drive around to the right side of the airplane and prepare to fuel the airplane. The captain had intended to direct the truck after preparing the fuel service panel, but turned around to see the truck back over an orange marker cone and into the airplane's horizontal stabilizer.  The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.