Accident · 2005-01-17

NTSB case NYC05LA043 · Boeing 737-247 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2005-01-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 737-247 (N373DL)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The catering truck driver's failure to maintain clearance of the parked airplane by his inadvertent depressing the accelerator. A factor in this accident was the catering truck driver's diverted attention.

Source: NTSB case NYC05LA043

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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