Accident · 1997-05-04

NTSB case FTW97LA177 · Boeing 737-201 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1997-05-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Boeing 737-201 (N217US)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

The flight attendant's failure to assure that the jetway was placed in the proper position prior to opening the forward cabin entry door.

Source: NTSB case FTW97LA177

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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