Narrative:
The aircraft's left wing was struck by a ground service truck while is was parked on the apron.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The service truck driver's evasive maneuver to avoid a bag cart tug, which resulted in the truck
impacting a parked airplane."
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 4 July 2018 |
| Time: | 08:23 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Operator: | Air Choice One |
| Registration: | N208EE |
| MSN: | 208B1213 |
| First flight: | 2006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6800 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Ironwood-Gogebic County Airport, MI (IWD/KIWD), United States of America |
| Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD), United States of America |
The aircraft's left wing was struck by a ground service truck while is was parked on the apron.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The service truck driver's evasive maneuver to avoid a bag cart tug, which resulted in the truck
impacting a parked airplane."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Collision with airport equipmentDamaged on the ground
Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Ironwood-Gogebic County Airport, MI to Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL as the crow flies is 532 km (333 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Ironwood-Gogebic County Airport, MI to Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL as the crow flies is 532 km (333 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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