Accident · 2002-01-08
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-01-08
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- SWEARINGEN SA-227-AT (N556UP)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Ameriflight, LLC Matched by aircraft (N-number)
Probable cause
the tug driver's inadequate visual lookout which resulted in his failure to see the airplane in time to prevent the collision.
Source: NTSB case NYC02LA047Flight 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.