FTW93LA020
1992-10-20 · DFW AIRPORT, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport DFW
N404AE has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206L-4, built 2011), which was not involved in this event.
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VISUAL LOOKOUT AND CLEARANCE. THE CONGESTED RAMP WAS A FACTOR.
Factual narrative
THE AIRPLANE WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF WHEN IT STRUCK A PARKED GROUND POWER UNIT ON THE RAMP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1992_FTW93LA020.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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