# NTSB Accident NYC99LA022
> **McDonnell Douglas MD-88** · 1998-11-03 · COVINGTON, KY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC99LA022
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11489
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-11-03
- **Location:** COVINGTON, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.079662, -84.500312
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 112
- **Total aboard:** 113
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** MD-88
- **Registration:** N919DL
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The driver's failure to maintain control of the belt loader.  A factor in the accident was the precipitation which may have contributed to the driver's foot slipping off the brake and onto the accelerator, as he approached the airplane.

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