Incident · 2006-10-30

NTSB case DCA07IA008 · Boeing 737-200 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2006-10-30
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200 (N740AS)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the flight crew's failure to cross-check and verify that the airplane was on the correct runway before takeoff. Contributing to the incident was the flight crew's self-induced pressure to heed the takeoff clearance during a period of increased workload.

Source: NTSB case DCA07IA008

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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