Accident · 1993-03-09

NTSB case FTW93FA100 · BOEING 727-200 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1993-03-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: BOEING 727-200 (N79754)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF THE T-38A TO FOLLOW FLIGHT ADVISORIES. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FAA AND NASA WHICH WAS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ICAO PROCEDURES.

Source: NTSB case FTW93FA100

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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