# NTSB Accident FTW98FA273
> **Boeing 737-322** · 1998-06-18 · DENVER, CO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98FA273
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10292
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-18
- **Location:** DENVER, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.849002, -104.699981
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 70
- **Total aboard:** 72
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 737-322
- **Registration:** N364UA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Inadequate visual lookout by ground personnel (tug operator).  Factors include failure of the airline to provide proper assistance (wing walkers) to the tug operator, and inadequate pushback procedures by the airline; inattention of the catering truck driver, and failure of the flight crew to illuminate the rotating beacon prior to or during pushback.

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