ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182082
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 July 1997 |
| Time: | 04:45 LT |
| Type: | American Check Transport Inc. |
| Owner/operator: | American Check Transport, Inc. |
| Registration: | N800SA |
| MSN: | 31-8152012 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6530 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Englewood, CO (APA |
| (KDEN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After landing, while taxiing to park in the air freight area of the airport, the aircraft was struck by an employee shuttle bus. The shuttle bus was in transit on a service road that crossed the taxiway. This occurred on a dark night in an area with bright background lights. According to information provided by Airport Operations, the bus failed to yield a right-of-way at an airport road/ramp taxiway crossing.
Probable Cause: inadequate visual lookout by the bus driver. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness and bright background lighting.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA267
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2015 19:46 | JINX | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Apr-2024 14:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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