McDonnell Douglas MD-88 N997DL
11 October 1998 · Covington, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 October 1998 at about 22:54 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD-88 registered N997DL was involved in an accident near Covington, Kentucky, United States. 121 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 22:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Covington, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cincinnati/North Kentucky (CVG)
- Coordinates
- 39.0809, -84.5004
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas MD-88
- Registration
- N997DL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Cleveland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC99LA023
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 |
Probable cause
The tug driver's failure to maintain a proper visual lookout.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane pushed back from the gate and started to taxi, when the crew saw a baggage tug traveling at a fairly high rate of speed approaching from the right side of the airplane. With the tug driver looking to his right and nowhere else, and without ever slowing down or turning the tug impacted the right side of the airplane causing substantial damage. Two months prior to the accident the tug driver received a total of 30 hours of training. Topics for the training were, ramp and operation self directed training, dangerous goods handling, basic ramp procedures, and driver training.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas MD-88 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 1998 | McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1998 | McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 May 1997 | McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | Flushing, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1999 | McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1996 | McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Delta Air Lines | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1996 | McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Delta Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1998 | Ekstrom-Farrington TWINSTAR | Paducah, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1998 | Piper PA-34-200T | Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1998 | Cessna 172D | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1998 | Beechcraft C35 | London, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Aug 1998 | Piper PA-28-181 | West Liberty, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1998 | Cessna 305A | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |