# NTSB Accident SEA97LA077
> **de Havilland DHC-8** · 1997-03-26 · WENATCHEE, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA077
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07632
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-26
- **Location:** WENATCHEE, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.490386, -120.189437
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 12
- **Total aboard:** 12
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-8
- **Registration:** N826PH
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the ground marshaller to marshal the airplane into a correct parking place on the ramp, her failure to verify clearance between the right wing of the airplane and the ground de-ice cart, and failure of the flight crew to ensure clearance of the right wing as the airplane was being taxied into the parking place.  Factors relating to the accident include: a congested ramp facility, and inadequate ramp markings.

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