49 fatal · Bombardier, Inc. CRJ-100 · 2006-08-27 · Lexington, KY, USA
Event
NTSB number
DCA06MA064
Event ID
20060828X01244
Type
Accident
Date
2006-08-27
Location
Lexington, KY, USA
Coordinates
38.009849, -84.480377
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
49
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
50
Aircraft
Make
Bombardier, Inc.
Model
CRJ-100
Registration
N431CA
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the flight crewmembers's failure to use available cues and aids to identify the airplane's location on the airport surface during taxi and their failure to cross-check and verify that the airplane was on the correct runway before takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the flight crew's nonpertinent conversation during taxi, which resulted in a loss of positional awareness, and the Federal Aviation Administration's failure to require that all runway crossings be authorized only by specific air traffic control clearances.