Accident · 1993-03-12

NTSB case CHI93FA109 · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-31 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-03-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-31 (N978Z)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: TRANS WORLD AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

THE CAPTAIN'S IMPROPER USE OF THRUST REVERSERS AND EXCESSIVE USE OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE CROSSWIND AND THE FIRST OFFICER'S FAILURE TO RAISE THE FLAPS.

Source: NTSB case CHI93FA109

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.

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