Accident · 1999-12-17
What the record says
- Event date
- 1999-12-17
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8-62 (N995CF)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- EMERY WORLDWIDE AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- EMERY WORLDWIDE AIRLINES
Probable cause
the flight crew misjudged the clearance between their right wing and the radome of the parked aircraft. A factor associated with the accident was the ground handling contractor failed to identify the unsafe/hazardous condition that existed on the congested ramp area.
Source: NTSB case CHI00LA047Flight 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.