# NTSB Accident LAX97LA073
> **McDonnell Douglas DC-10-15** · 1996-12-23 · LAS VEGAS, NV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA073
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07192
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-12-23
- **Location:** LAS VEGAS, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.080886, -115.14022
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 339
- **Total aboard:** 340
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** DC-10-15
- **Registration:** N151SY
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 3
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the ramp agent's failure to maintain a good situational awareness of the push-back.  A factor was the dark night lighting conditions and the general communication failure of the ground push-back crew.

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