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Boeing 737-4Q8 N405KW

6 September 1995 · Miami, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 September 1995 at about 16:20 local time, a Boeing 737-4Q8 registered N405KW, operated by Carnival Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida, United States. 78 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Miami, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Miami International (MIA)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 737-4Q8
Registration
N405KW
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Carnival Air Lines, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Port-Au-Prince
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA95LA218

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
78 0 0 0 78

Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE COMPANY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE (PAYMOVER) AND UNCOMMANDED MOVEMENT OF THE PAYMOVER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A GROUND SUPPORT EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING WITHOUT ASSISTANCE TO CONNECT THE TOWBAR TO THE PAYMOVER TO PUSH BACK THE AIRPLANE FROM THE GATE. THE PAYMOVER REPORTEDLY MOVED UNCOMMANDED REARWARD AND COLLIDED WITH OTHER GROUND EQUIPMENT. THE ENGINE OF THE PAYMOVER WAS SHUT DOWN AND A GROUND SUPPORT SUPERVISOR BOARDED THE PAYMOVER TO AGAIN ATTEMPT TO PUSHBACK THE AIRPLANE. THE SUPERVISOR STATED THAT WHILE STANDING ON THE PAYMOVER WITH THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASED AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE PAYMOVER MOVED UNCOMMANDED FORWARD. ATTEMPTS TO STOP IT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PAYMOVER COLLIDED WITH THE TOWBAR THEN WITH A GROUND POWER UNIT WHICH WAS PUSHED INTO THE FUSELAGE. THE NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH WAS NOT REPAIRED AFTER THE ACCIDENT WAS OPERATIONALLY TESTED AFTER THE ACCIDENT; NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. OPERATIONAL TEST OF NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION. SIMILAR DISCREPANCIES REGARDING UNCOMMANDED MOVEMENT OF THE PAYMOVER WERE REPORTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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