# NTSB Accident FTW98LA080
> **Beech E18S** · 1997-12-30 · DFW AIRPORT, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA080
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09314
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-12-30
- **Location:** DFW AIRPORT, TX, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** E18S
- **Registration:** N4980V
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot in the 2nd airplane (N4980V) to see-and-avoid the standing airplane (N2069C).  Related factors were: darkness, and inadequate (vague) instructions issued by the UPS ramp controller.

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