Accident · 1996-06-06

NTSB case LAX96LA222 · Boeing 737-322 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1996-06-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 737-322 (N371UA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

inadequate visual lookout by the United Airlines tug driver during the pushback operation. Contributing factors were: the driver's reduced ability to observe the American B-767 due to the nighttime condition, and United Airlines management's failure to ensure that safety procedures were followed.

Source: NTSB case LAX96LA222

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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