Accident · 1995-06-03

NTSB case CHI95LA170 · Airbus Industrie A-320-211 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1995-06-03
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Airbus Industrie A-320-211 (N326US)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): NORTHWEST AIRLINES

Probable cause

the captain's not maintaining crew/group coordination. Factors were the captain's diverted attention and his not maintaining visual separation.

Source: NTSB case CHI95LA170

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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