Accident · 2002-03-02

NTSB case SEA02LA049 · Boeing 757-200 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2002-03-02
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200 (N589UA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The failure of the deicing truck driver to insure that the deicing basket boom remained clear of the aircraft structure as he backed away from the position he had been in while performing deicing procedures.

Source: NTSB case SEA02LA049

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.

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