# NTSB Accident NYC00LA040
> **Boeing 727-232** · 1999-11-27 · FLUSHING, NY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC00LA040
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20164
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-11-27
- **Location:** FLUSHING, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.7691, -73.869293
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 73
- **Total aboard:** 73
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 727-232
- **Registration:** N521DA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 3
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

was the use of a defective tow bar, due to the lack of an adequate inspection by contract personnel, the airlines lack of an adequate preventative maintenance program for the tow bars, and the lack of oversight by the airline on the contract personnel who inspected the tow bar.  A factor was the softer than specified shear pins used in the tow bar.

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