# NTSB Accident NYC94LA144
> **de Havilland DHC-8-311** · 1994-08-01 · WASHINGTON, DC, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC94LA144
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02120
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-08-01
- **Location:** WASHINGTON, DC, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 53
- **Total aboard:** 54
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-8-311
- **Registration:** N433AW
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE VEHICLE OPERATOR'S IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE BAGGAGE TRACTOR RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF A SECOND BAGGAGE TRACTOR BEING PUSHED AND ITS SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE AIRPLANE.

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