Beech 1900 accident near Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 6, 1995
On March 6, 1995 at about 1:08 am local time, a Beech 1900, registered N130UE, was substantially damaged in an accident near Minneapolis, Minnesota (Minneapolis/St. Paul Intl airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 18 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during taxi operations. Related factors are the dark night light conditions and the wrong taxi route.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 6, 1995 · about 1:08 am local time
- Place
- Minneapolis, Minnesota · Minneapolis/St. Paul Intl · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 18 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 1900 · all 1900s on the register
- Registration
- N130UE · no longer on the register · serial VC130
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT STATED AS THEY TAXIED FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE PARKING AREA THEY ENCOUNTERED AIR CARRIER TRAFFIC. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LEAVE THE TAXIWAY AND CROSS THE COMMUTER AIRPLANE PARKING RAMP RATHER THAN PASS BEHIND THE LARGER AIRPLANE. AS IT TAXIED ON THE PARKING RAMP, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK AN UNTENDED BAGGAGE CART AND STEP STOOL. THE PILOT STATED IT WAS A DARK NIGHT AND THE PARKING RAMP WAS NOT WELL LIGHTED WHERE THE COLLISION OCCURRED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,982 hours in all; 457 in this make and model; 134 in the last 90 days; 69 in the last 30 days; 1,964 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 9,668 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, March 1, 1995
- Maximum gross weight: 16,600 lb
- Seats: 21
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT6A-65B (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Great Lakes Aviation, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: DSM Des Moines IA at 11:47 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 010° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 1,900 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 30°F (-1°C), dew point 23°F (-5°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 16 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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