# NTSB Accident FTW91LA137
> **McDonnell Douglas MD-80** · 1991-07-27 · DFW AIRPORT, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW91LA137
- **Event ID:** 20001212X17570
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-07-27
- **Location:** DFW AIRPORT, TX, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 132
- **Total aboard:** 132
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** MD-80
- **Registration:** N491AA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE CAPTAIN MISJUDGED CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRCRAFT AND THE STANDING COMMUTER AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE FAILURE OF THE SECOND PILOT TO IDENTIFY A HYDROPLANE CONDITION.

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