# NTSB Accident NYC96LA148
> **McDonnell Douglas MD-11** · 1996-07-14 · WESTERLY, RI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC96LA148
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06344
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-14
- **Location:** WESTERLY, RI, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 176
- **Total aboard:** 180
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** MD-11
- **Registration:** N1768D
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 3
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

insufficient information from the manufacturer in the airplane flight manual and flightcrew operating manual regarding the hazards of applying force to the control wheel or column while the autopilot is engaged and adjusting the pitch thumbwheel during a level off.  Also causal was the flightcrew's lack of understanding of these items and the captain's improper decisions to overpower the engaged autopilot and then to disconnect the autopilot while holding back-pressure on the control yoke.

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