Accident · 1995-05-24

NTSB case MIA95LA135 · BOEING 727-232 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1995-05-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BOEING 727-232 (N489DA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE GROUND PUSHBACK CREW TO FOLLOW DELTA AIRLINES PUSHBACK PROCEDURES AND PLACE A SIGNALMAN FORWARD OF THE AIRCRAFT IN VIEW OF THE CAPTAIN DURING PUSHBACK. THIS RESULTED IN THE CAPTAIN NOT BEING AWARE THAT THE TUG TOW BAR HAD DISCONNECTED AND THE NEED FOR HIM TO APPLY BRAKES TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT.

Source: NTSB case MIA95LA135

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.

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