Incident · 1998-08-08

NTSB case LAX98IA261 · Boeing 727-2Q8 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1998-08-08
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 727-2Q8 (N831L)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: DELTA AIR LINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): DELTA AIRLINES INC.

Probable cause

The airport personnel's failure to properly mark the ditch hazard and the taxiway boundaries surrounding it, and, the captain's failure to maintain a situational awareness of his location with respect to the taxiway layout. The dark night lighting condition was a factor.

Source: NTSB case LAX98IA261

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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