Accident · 1997-12-07

NTSB case CHI98LA058 · McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date
1997-12-07
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 (N774NC)
Operating rule
Part 121
Operator
operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the flight attendant lost his balance during pushback and struck his head on a galley door.

Source: NTSB case CHI98LA058

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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