# NTSB Incident OPS08IA008
> **Boeing 737-300** · 2008-07-06 · New York, NY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** OPS08IA008
- **Event ID:** 20080709X00994
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2008-07-06
- **Location:** New York, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.750305, -73.999481
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 285
- **Total aboard:** 285
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 737-300
- **Registration:** VP-CKW
- **FAR Part:** 129
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** —
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Air traffic control tower non-compliance with FAA separation requirements for operations on non-intersecting runways where flight paths intersect, and poor judgment by the Local 2 controller in clearing the Boeing 767 for takeoff without accounting for the possibility of a go-around by the Boeing 737.

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