Accident · 2018-09-06
What the record says
- Event date
- 2018-09-06
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757 (N173AN)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- American Airlines
Probable cause
The flight crew’s failure to adequately monitor the airplane’s airspeed, which led to the captain’s aggressive control inputs to increase airspeed; these aggressive inputs resulted in injuries to three cabin crewmembers.
Source: NTSB case DCA18LA285Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Airline transport pilot / Commercial / Flight engineer | Airplane | 62 | Class 1 (2018-04-11) | 15,162 total · 13,612 in this make/model · 8,315 as PIC · 182 last 90 days |
| Co-pilot pilot flying | Airline transport pilot / Flight instructor / Commercial | Airplane | 55 | Class 1 (2018-06-18) | 4,038 total · 565 in this make/model · 211 last 90 days |
| Co-pilot pilot flying | Airline transport pilot / Flight instructor / Commercial | Airplane | — | Unknown | 1,009 total |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.