Accident · 2004-11-30
What the record says
- Event date
- 2004-11-30
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (N941MA)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The failure of the ground controller to coordinate the runway crossing of a maintenance tug, with the local controller, which resulted in a ground collision with an MU-2 airplane during it's takeoff roll.
Source: NTSB case NYC05LA025Flight 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.