Accident · 1991-07-27

NTSB case FTW91LA137 · McDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1991-07-27
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-80 (N491AA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICAN AIRLINES

Probable cause

THE CAPTAIN MISJUDGED CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRCRAFT AND THE STANDING COMMUTER AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE FAILURE OF THE SECOND PILOT TO IDENTIFY A HYDROPLANE CONDITION.

Source: NTSB case FTW91LA137

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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