# NTSB Accident NYC99LA127
> **Boeing 727** · 1999-05-28 · STERLING, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC99LA127
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18876
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-05-28
- **Location:** STERLING, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.989898, -77.460083
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 90
- **Total aboard:** 90
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 727
- **Registration:** N282SC
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 3
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Inadequate visual lookout by the tug operator.  A factor in this accident was inadequate pushback procedures by the airline which failed to provide proper assistance (wing walkers) to the tug operator.

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