Incident · 1989-03-23

NTSB case FTW89IA070 · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1989-03-23
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 (N447AA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICAN AIRLINES

Probable cause

CREW'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND TO INSURE THAT THEY WERE ON THE PROPER RUNWAY PRIOR TO INITIATION OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL.

Source: NTSB case FTW89IA070

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.

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