Probable cause
The ground vehicle driver’s failure to see and maintain clearance from the airplane while conducting ground operations.
NTSB analysis
The commercial pilot stated that a vehicle struck the right wing of the airplane as he was taxiing from the non-movement area for departure. Surveillance video showed a ground service vehicle drive across the ramp and into the right wing of the airplane. The driver of the ground vehicle stated that as she was starting to speed up on the ramp, the airplane came into view. The driver attempted to stop but slid on the ice and came to rest under the airplane’s right wing. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot stated there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN23LA126 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Mar 9, 2023
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Bismark, North Dakota
- Nearest airport
- Bismark Municipal Airport (BIS)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Beech C90
- N-number
- N46CV
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1973
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.