Accident · 1998-09-02
What the record says
- Event date
- 1998-09-02
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9-30 (N927VJ)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
the failure of the fuel truck driver to follow airport operating procedures, and yield the right-of-way to the airplane. Factors were the stopped airplane, which obscured the fuel truck from the approaching airplane and the approaching airplane from the fuel truck, and the lack of visual aids on the vehicle to help compensate for restricted driver visibility to the right.
Source: NTSB case NYC98LA177Flight 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.