NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DCA23LA191
Registry · N337JB
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
EMBRAER ERJ 190-100 IGW
Year of manufacture
2011 · 12 years old at event
TCDS
A57NM · YABORA INDUSTRIA AERONAUTICA S A
Engine
GE CF34-10E6
Seats / Engines
20 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20110921
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A3B09A
Registrant of record
WILMINGTON TRUST CO TRUSTEE
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
Electrical sparking caused by a faulty connection between the aircraft and ground power unit resulting in a serious injury to a ground service agent.
Factual narrative
On February 24, 2023, about 20:30 eastern standard time, an Embraer E190, operated by JetBlue Airways as flight 618 from Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport (MSP), Minneapolis, Minnesota to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), had a ground service agent sustain second degree burns while connecting ground electrical power to the airplane after it blocked into Gate 5, at Terminal 5. According to the ground service agent, after connecting the ground power unit (GPU) he noted that electrical power was not being supplied to the airplane, so he went back to the connection point to confirm that power was on when suddenly the connection between the GPU and the airplane sparked and his right shirt sleeve caught fire and his wrist was burned. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Electrical power system-External power system-Malfunction
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2023_DCA23LA191.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
Full investigation docket on
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