Accident · 1991-03-12

NTSB case NYC91FA086 · DOUGLAS DC-8-62 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1991-03-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: DOUGLAS DC-8-62 (N730PL)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL

Probable cause

IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, IN THAT THE FLIGHT ENGINEER MISCALCULATED (MISJUDGED) THE AIRCRAFT'S GROSS WEIGHT BY 100,000 LBS AND PROVIDED THE CAPTAIN WITH IMPROPER TAKEOFF SPEEDS; AND IMPROPER SUPERVISION BY THE CAPTAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: IMPROPER TRIM SETTING PROVIDED TO THE CAPTAIN BY THE FLIGHT ENGINEER, INADEQUATE MONITORING OF THE PERFORMANCE DATA BY THE FIRST OFFICER, AND THE COMPANY MANAGEMENT'S INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE OF THE OPERATION.

Source: NTSB case NYC91FA086

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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