Accident · 1990-10-29

NTSB case NYC91LA021 · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-31 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1990-10-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-31 (N972VJ)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: USAIR Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): USAIR

Probable cause

THE DC-9 PILOTS FAILED TO SEE THE CESSNA 310 AND ALTER THEIR TAXI PATH TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE.

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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