# NTSB Accident DCA16CA070
> **MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION MD 88** · 2016-01-24 · Newark, NJ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA16CA070
- **Event ID:** 20160126X75122
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-01-24
- **Location:** Newark, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.687221, -74.177497
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 153
- **Total aboard:** 153
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION
- **Model:** MD 88
- **Registration:** N908DE
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the ground crew's misjudgment of the distance between the B767 wingtip and the MD-88 tail.  Contributing to the accident was the slushy condition of the ramp which limited the maneuvering space available.

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