Accident · 1999-07-15

NTSB case NYC99LA177 · Airbus Industrie A-300-600ER · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1999-07-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Airbus Industrie A-300-600ER (N80057)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

improper use of the flight controls by the captain trainee, and inadequate supervision by the check airman.

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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