Accident · 1994-11-30

NTSB case CHI95LA049 · DOUGLAS DC-8-71F · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1994-11-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: DOUGLAS DC-8-71F (N826BX)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL

Probable cause

the failure of the ground crew to maintain an appropriate center of gravity while downloading cargo from the airplane. A factor was the ground crew's failure to follow established downloading procedures.

Source: NTSB case CHI95LA049

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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