FATL · Lockheed L-1011 · 1997-03-27 · JAMAICA, NY, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC97LA064
Event ID
20001208X07619
Type
Accident
Date
1997-03-27
Location
JAMAICA, NY, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
202
Total aboard
203
Aircraft
Make
Lockheed
Model
L-1011
Registration
N762DA
FAR Part
121
Engines
3
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DUSK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the right wing walker, also the push back supervisor, to identify and avoid a hazardous condition, which resulted in his activity near the airplane's nose wheel during tow operations, and where he was subsequently caught under the nose wheel. A factor in the accident was the failure of the Delta Ground Operations Manual to provide adequate safety information.