Accident · 1999-09-12

NTSB case LAX99LA302 · Boeing 737-322 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1999-09-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 737-322 (N388UA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

The lavatory service driver's failure to follow established company procedures and directives. A factor in the accident was the airline's use of a one person pushback procedure.

Source: NTSB case LAX99LA302

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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