Accident · 1995-07-17

NTSB case LAX95LA255 · EMBRAER EMB-120 RT · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1995-07-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: EMBRAER EMB-120 RT (N268UE)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: WEST AIR COMMUTER AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WEST AIR COMMUTER AIRLINES INC

Probable cause

the captain's decision to taxi across a non-movement aircraft parking area instead of using the designated taxi lane to exit the ramp. A factor in the accident was the dark night environmental lighting conditions.

Source: NTSB case LAX95LA255

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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