Accident · 1998-10-11
What the record says
- Event date
- 1998-10-11
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas MD-88 (N997DL)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The tug driver's failure to maintain a proper visual lookout.
Source: NTSB case NYC99LA023Flight 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.