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| Date: | Friday 2 July 1999 |
| Time: | 08:06 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Owner/operator: | Midwest Express Airlines |
| Registration: | N502ME |
| MSN: | 48132/956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 41567 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W 48132 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Milwaukee, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) |
| Kansas City, MO (KMCI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The lavatory service truck impacted the fuselage of the parked aircraft while the truck was being backed into position. The driver of the lavatory service truck reported that her foot slipped off the brake pedal and depressed the accelerator pedal. Marshallers were not used during lavatory servicing.
Probable Cause: The vehicle driver's inadvertent application of the accelerator pedal while backing towards the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI99FA208
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Mar-2024 10:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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