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GAA15CA043

2015-04-15 · Greer, South Carolina, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport GSP

Current FAA registration · N688AN

Make / Model
SHORT BROS SD-360-300
Year of manufacture
1984 · 31 years old at event
Engine
P&W CANADA PT6A-65AR (1424 hp)
Seats / Engines
30 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20090917
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A920FC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The fuel truck driver's inattention, which resulted in backing over a warning cone and into the horizontal stabilizer of the airplane.

Factual narrative

The airplane was standing at the terminal while cargo was being loaded and the co-pilot was onboard preparing for flight. the Captain, outside the airplane, directed the fuel truck driver to drive around to the right side of the airplane and prepare to fuel the airplane. The captain had intended to direct the truck after preparing the fuel service panel, but turned around to see the truck back over an orange marker cone and into the airplane's horizontal stabilizer. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator. The airplane was standing at the terminal while cargo was being loaded and the co-pilot was onboard preparing for flight. The captain, outside the airplane, directed the fuel truck driver to drive around to the right side of the airplane and prepare to fuel the airplane. The captain had intended to direct the truck after preparing the fuel service panel, but turned around to see the truck back over an orange marker cone and into the airplane's horizontal stabilizer.  The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • C Aircraft-Aircraft structures-(general)-(general)-Damaged/degraded - C
  • C Personnel issues-Task performance-(general)-(general)-Ground crew - C
  • — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Light condition-Dark-Effect on operation
  • — Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Task monitoring/vigilance-Ground crew

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2015_GAA15CA043.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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