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| Date: | Monday 8 January 2001 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bombardier CRJ-100ER |
| Owner/operator: | Comair |
| Registration: | N784CA |
| MSN: | 7319 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW) |
| Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, KY (CVG/KCVG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI01LA066
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2024 11:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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