Incident · 1993-02-11

NTSB case NYC93IA064 · BOEING 727-200 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1993-02-11
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BOEING 727-200 (N79771)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S DISORIENTATION WHILE TAXIING, RESULTING IN A RUNWAY INCURSION. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCIDENT WERE: THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CREW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE ATC GROUND CONTROLLER TO VERIFY THEIR POSITION; THE INADEQUATE CREW COORDINATION; AND THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS.

Source: NTSB case NYC93IA064

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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