Accident · 2003-09-27
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-09-27
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB-135 (N733KR)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The inadequate visual lookout by the driver of a ground vehicle, and by ground support personnel, which resulted in a subsequent collision between the airplane and ground vehicle. A factor related to the accident was the failure of the pilot-in-command and ground personnel to coordinate ground-handling procedures.
Source: NTSB case NYC03LA208Flight 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.