Incident · 1989-09-08

NTSB case DCA89IA071 · BOEING 737-200A · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1989-09-08
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BOEING 737-200A (N283AU)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: USAIR Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): USAIR

Probable cause

THE FLIGHTCREW'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY PREPARE FOR AND EXECUTE A NONPRECISION APPROACH AND THEIR SUBSEQUENT PREMATURE DESCENT BELOW MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE AND DEFICIENT SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE FLIGHTCREW BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL.

Source: NTSB case DCA89IA071

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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