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| Date: | Sunday 22 December 1996 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-15 |
| Owner/operator: | Sun Country Airlines |
| Registration: | N151SY |
| MSN: | 48295/374 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 32178 hours |
| Engine model: | GE CF6-50 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 340 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Las Vegas, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KLAS) |
| Detroit, MI (KDET) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The ramp agent was functioning as the 'talker' during the push back operation and his headset was plugged into the aircraft at the nose wheel well. The agent realized he had forgotten his lighted hand wands and moved to the wheel well to unplug his headset from the aircraft just as the tug driver started pushing the aircraft back from the gate. The injured agent's foot and ankle were run over and crushed by one of the nose wheel tires.
Probable Cause: the ramp agent's failure to maintain a good situational awareness of the push-back. A factor was the dark night lighting conditions and the general communication failure of the ground push-back crew.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX97LA073
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2024 06:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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