# NTSB Accident DCA14CA093
> **MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD90 - 30** · 2014-05-12 · Boston, MA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA14CA093
- **Event ID:** 20140515X92350
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-05-12
- **Location:** Boston, MA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.363334, -71.023056
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 166
- **Total aboard:** 166
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
- **Model:** MD90 - 30
- **Registration:** N933DN
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the captain's failure to verify the communications between himself and the tug operator, which resulted in him applying of brakes while the airplane was being pushed back from the gate by the tug with tow bar attached.

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