Incident · 1993-10-04

NTSB case ATL94IA001 · BOEING 757-232 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1993-10-04
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BOEING 757-232 (N638DL)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE CAPTAIN TO USE THE PROPER ROTATION AND LIFT-OFF SPEEDS, WHICH RESULTED IN OVER ROTATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF AND A SUBSEQUENT TAIL SCRAPE.

Source: NTSB case ATL94IA001

Flight 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.

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