Accident · 1997-03-26

NTSB case SEA97LA077 · de Havilland DHC-8 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date
1997-03-26
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
de Havilland DHC-8 (N826PH)
Operating rule
Part 121
Operator
Horizon Airlines Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
HORIZON AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

failure of the ground marshaller to marshal the airplane into a correct parking place on the ramp, her failure to verify clearance between the right wing of the airplane and the ground de-ice cart, and failure of the flight crew to ensure clearance of the right wing as the airplane was being taxied into the parking place. Factors relating to the accident include: a congested ramp facility, and inadequate ramp markings.

Source: NTSB case SEA97LA077

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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