Incident Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200ER N420AW,
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Date:Friday 6 July 2012
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CRJ2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200ER
Owner/operator:US Airways
Registration: N420AW
MSN: 7640
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 35
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA) -   United States of America
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA)
Destination airport:Charleston International Airport, SC (CHS/KCHS)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The CRJ-200ER sank about 4 inches in softened pavement at the gate at Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA).
Temperatures were reaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
The airplane could not be towed by the regular push back truck. The passengers had to disembark and a bigger push back truck finally moved the airplane.
There was no damage and no injuries.

Sources:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/2012/07/08/gJQAZgG9UW_story.html?noredirect=on

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Jul-2012 13:50 hault86 Added
08-Jul-2012 13:56 harro Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative]
08-Jul-2012 13:56 Anon. Updated [Embed code]
08-Jul-2012 13:57 Anon. Updated [Embed code]

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