Accident · 1989-07-12

NTSB case MIA89FA194 · Airbus Industrie A-300 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1989-07-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Airbus Industrie A-300 (N7062A)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICAN AIRLINES

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE RAMP GUIDE (GROUND PERSONNEL) TO FOLLOW NORMAL SAFETY PROCEDURES. HIS OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

Source: NTSB case MIA89FA194

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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