Accident · 1996-03-20
What the record says
- Event date
- 1996-03-20
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8-62 (N803AX)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's inadequate visual lookout and the company/operator's inadequate crew/group coordination and communication during taxi and snow removal operations. Related factors were the snowy weather conditions affecting visibility and the snowplow on the taxiway.
Source: NTSB case IAD96LA052Flight 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.