ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370470
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| Date: | Thursday 16 August 2001 |
| Time: | 11:24 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-347 |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N308WA |
| MSN: | 26339/2771 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 17589 hours |
| Engine model: | CFM International CFM56-3B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 60 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, OH (CLE/KCLE) |
| Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Probable Cause: The local controller clearing the taxiing aircraft to cross the runway in front of the aircraft on takeoff roll. Contributing factors were the local controller's failure to follow FAA procedures and directives to visually scan the runway prior to issuing the crossing clearance, the local controller's excessive workload, and the tower supervisor's inadequate supervision.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW01IA183
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 11:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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