Accident · 2006-11-07

NTSB case CHI07LA021 · Boeing 717-200 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2006-11-07
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 717-200 (N904ME)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: Midwest Airlines, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Midwest Airlines, Inc.

Probable cause

Ground personnel failed to verify the clearance between the airplanes prior to signaling the crew that they were cleared to taxi. A factor associated with the accident was the parked airplane which was contacted.

Source: NTSB case CHI07LA021

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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