Accident · 1996-05-25

NTSB case LAX96FA206 · McDonnell Douglas MD-11 · Part 129

What the record says

Event date: 1996-05-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (NHL737)
Operating rule: Part 129
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the crew's failure to maintain the proper approach airspeed and rate of descent. Contributing to the accident was the crew's failure to follow the checklist and inadequate supervision by the pilot-in-command.

Source: NTSB case LAX96FA206

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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