Accident · 1994-11-06

NTSB case CHI95LA031 · BOEING 757-231 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1994-11-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: BOEING 757-231 (N518US)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): NORTHWEST AIRLINES

Probable cause

FAILURE OF GROUND PERSONNEL TO IDENTIFY THE UNSAFE/HAZARDOUS SITUATION REGARDING THE CLOSENESS OF THE AIRPLANE TO THE BAGGAGE CARTS, AND THE CAPTAIN'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION CONCERNING THE SITUATION.

Source: NTSB case CHI95LA031

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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