Beech 1900D accident near Ogdensburg, New York, October 17, 2005
On October 17, 2005 at about 3:20 am local time, a Beech 1900D, registered N144ZV, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ogdensburg, New York (Ogdensburg International Airpo airport). It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
A collision with a coyote during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a nosegear collapse and subsequent impact with the runway. A factor was the nighttime condition.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 17, 2005 · about 3:20 am local time
- Place
- Ogdensburg, New York · Ogdensburg International Airpo · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 1900D · all 1900Ds on the register
- Registration
- N144ZV · registry record · serial UE-144
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
During a takeoff roll at night, while the airplane was above 80 knots and below V1, the nosegear struck a coyote, and collapsed. The flightcrew successfully aborted the takeoff; however, the airplane sustained substantial damage when it impacted the runway.
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; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,700 hours in all; 1,015 in this make and model; 210 in the last 90 days; 100 in the last 30 days; 3,260 as pilot in command; 1,400 on instruments
- Last flight review: June 1, 2005
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,500 hours in all; 1,400 in this make and model; 174 in the last 90 days; 49 in the last 30 days; 1,936 as pilot in command; 1,200 on instruments
- Last flight review: September 1, 2005
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme
- Maximum gross weight: 17,120 lb
- Seats: 21
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67D (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67D (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: OGS Ogdensburg NY at 3:20 am
- Destination: MSS Massena NY
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 27, 5,200 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Wind: from 300° at 13 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 2,600 ft
- Temperature: 46°F (8°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 29.64 inHg
- Observation at 3:25 am from OGS
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number NYC06LA011.