Incident · 1990-01-18

NTSB case NYC90IA050 · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-51 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1990-01-18
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-51 (N405EA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

THE FLIGHT CREW OF EAL121 TAKING OFF ON A TAXIWAY. CONTRIBUTING WAS FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CREW OF EAL 121 TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT DURING TAXI AND TAKEOFF.

Source: NTSB case NYC90IA050

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.

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