# NTSB Accident ERA15LA135
> **CESSNA 208** · 2015-02-24 · Baltimore, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA15LA135
- **Event ID:** 20150225X12013
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-02-24
- **Location:** Baltimore, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.184722, -76.667221
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 208
- **Registration:** N989FX
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The ground service vehicle operator's failure to yield right of way to the airplane due to distraction, which necessitated the pilot's use of reverse thrust and braking to avoid a collision and resulted in the airplane's empennage striking the ground.

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