# NTSB Accident FTW97LA081
> **Aerospatiale ATR-42-320** · 1997-01-08 · HOUSTON, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA081
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07286
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-08
- **Location:** HOUSTON, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.559175, -95.100624
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 13
- **Total aboard:** 16
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerospatiale
- **Model:** ATR-42-320
- **Registration:** N14829
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to follow the proper taxi route while taxiing back to the terminal. A factor was the glare radiating from the airport's terminal area.

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