Accident · 1997-05-13

NTSB case NYC97LA095 · McDonnell Douglas MD-88 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1997-05-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-88 (N984DL)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The vehicle's driver failure to maintain adequate clearance from and resulted in a collision with a parked aircraft.

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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