Accident · 1998-03-06

NTSB case MIA98LA096 · Douglas DC-10-30F · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1998-03-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Douglas DC-10-30F (N303FE)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

ground personnel (an equipment loader) failed to follow established written procedures (ramp safety policy), resulting in a pressurized entry door being opened before it was fully depressurized, subsequently injurying the equipment loader. The malfunctioning outflow valve was a related factor.

Source: NTSB case MIA98LA096

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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