# NTSB Accident DEN03FA070
> **McDonnell Douglas MD-88** · 2003-04-22 · Denver, CO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN03FA070
- **Event ID:** 20030501X00608
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-04-22
- **Location:** Denver, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.858333, -104.666946
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 60
- **Total aboard:** 61
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** MD-88
- **Registration:** N974DL
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the flight crew's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in engine start with the throttles advanced and the subsequent impact with the tug. Contributing factors include, the flight crew's improper procedures/directives and failure to re-accomplish the before start checklist, the captain's diverted attention, the manufacturer's inadequate MEL procedures, the manufacturer's insufficiently defined conditions/steps, and the tug.

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