Accident · 2005-12-14
What the record says
- Event date
- 2005-12-14
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-2S2F (N213FE)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The improper towing of the airplane by the tug operator which resulted in the shearing of the towbar shear pin and subsequent collision of the airplane and tug.
Source: NTSB case ATL06LA024Flight 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.