Incident · 1997-03-01

NTSB case FTW97IA112 · Boeing 757-2S7 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1997-03-01
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 757-2S7 (N902AW)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: AMERICA WEST AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICA WEST AIRLINES

Probable cause

the pilot-in-command's failure to comply with company procedures/directives to not taxi the aircraft beneath the bridge/overpass, and his misjudgment of clearance between the vertical stabilizer and the bridge/overpass.

Source: NTSB case FTW97IA112

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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