# NTSB Incident LAX94IA331
> **MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-82** · 1994-08-19 · RENO, NV, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94IA331
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02067
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1994-08-19
- **Location:** RENO, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.48096, -119.740158
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 6
- **Uninjured:** 113
- **Total aboard:** 119
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
- **Model:** MD-82
- **Registration:** N954AS
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE AREA SUPERVISOR/DEPARTURE CONTROLLER (SUPVR/CTLR) TO STAY AT HIS RADAR POSITION AND ENSURE THAT REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS WERE MAINTAINED.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE INCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE LOCAL TOWER CONTROLLER INSTRUCT THE FLIGHTCREW OF ASA601 (N954AS) TO CONTACT DEPARTURE CONTROL, FAILURE OF THE ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE CONTROLLERS TO ISSUE TRAFFIC ADVISORIES, SUPERVISOR/DEPARTURE CONTROLLER'S DIVERTED ATTENTION, AND INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF THE TRANSPONDER IN THE MOONEY, THUS NOT ACTIVATING THE TCAS OF ASA601.

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