# NTSB Accident DCA05MA070
> **Embraer 170** · 2005-06-07 · Washington, DC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA05MA070
- **Event ID:** 20050609X00744
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-06-07
- **Location:** Washington, DC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.909545, -77.019561
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Embraer
- **Model:** 170
- **Registration:** N803MD
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** —
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inexperience of the driver (fleet service agent) in the operation of a belt loader, which resulted in the belt loader being driven under, and colliding with, the airplane.

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