Accident · 2007-03-29

NTSB case MIA07LA068 · McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2007-03-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) (N877GA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: ALLEGIANT AIR, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Allegiant Air LLC

Probable cause

The flight crew's failure to complete the checklist and adhere to airplane placards. Contributing to the accident was a separation of a B-nut on the rudder power hydraulic shut off valve for undetermined reasons.

Source: NTSB case MIA07LA068

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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