Accident · 2002-09-09
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-09-09
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757-251 (N534US)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The captain's failure to follow existing company procedures for stabilized approach, and use of speed brakes.
Source: NTSB case NYC02LA187Flight 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.