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| Date: | Friday 15 September 2000 |
| Time: | 21:45 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-49R |
| Owner/operator: | Pro Air |
| Registration: | N461PR |
| MSN: | 28882/2845 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9087 hours |
| Engine model: | Cfm CFM56-3C1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 58 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) |
| DETROIT, MI (KDET) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was being pushed back at night by three ground crew employees when it's rudder struck a parked airplane. Both 'wing walkers' were equipped with night wands, and had signaled the tug driver to stop prior to the accident. One wing walker stated he noticed that the airplane was getting 'very close' to the MD-80, and signaled the tug operator to stop 'several times' before the accident. The tug operator stated, '...one of the wing walkers signaled me to stop, but I was looking at the other wing walker. He told me to stop, but when I hit the brake it was too late....' The tug operator had been hired and began performing airplane pushbacks in December 1998. The weather reported about the time of the pushback, included: a visibility of 10 statue miles, and scattered clouds at 8, 500 feet msl.
Probable Cause: The tug operator's inadequate visual lookout. A factor in this accident was the night light condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC00LA267
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 11:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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