Accident · 1992-12-08

NTSB case NYC93LA040 · BOEING 737-300LR · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1992-12-08
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: BOEING 737-300LR (N516AU)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: USAIR Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): USAIR

Probable cause

A LACK OF ADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE WALKER AND TUG WHICH RESULTED IN THE WALKER BEING STRUCK BY THE TUG WHEN HE FELL FOR UNKNOWN REASON(S). A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF A POLICY TO STAY CLEAR OF THE TUG, TOWBAR, AND NOSEWHEEL OF THE AIRPLANE, WHILE PUSHBACK OPERATIONS ARE IN MOTION.

Source: NTSB case NYC93LA040

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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