Incident · 1998-07-25

NTSB case CHI98IA275 · McDonnell Douglas MD-83 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1998-07-25
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (N9620D)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: TRANS WORLD AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): TRANS WORLD AIRLINES

Probable cause

the failure of the flight crew to maintain clearance from the sweeper truck. A factor in the incident was the sweeper truck.

Source: NTSB case CHI98IA275

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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