Accident · 2001-04-09

NTSB case NYC01LA094 · Boeing 767-200ER · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2001-04-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 767-200ER (N328AA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICAN AIRLINES INC

Probable cause

The Boeing 767 captain's misjudgment of the distance between his airplane and the stationary Boeing 737, which resulted in a ground collision. A factor was sunglare.

Source: NTSB case NYC01LA094

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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