Accident · 2003-12-14
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-12-14
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Canadair CL-600-2B19 (N445AW)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The tug operator's loss of control and his failure to maintain clearance from the aircraft during pushback operations.
Source: NTSB case ATL04LA053Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.