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| Date: | Thursday 9 December 2010 |
| Time: | 11:25 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-832 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N3731T |
| MSN: | 30775/665 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 92 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, KY (CVG/KCVG) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, KY (CVG/KCVG) |
| Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Boeing 737-800 (N3731T) was instructed to line up and wait on the runway while a helicopter crossed the proposed departure path at a low level four miles south of the airport. After the helicopter conflict was resolved, the B737 was issued takeoff clearance, but contrary to Federal Aviation Administration requirements, the B737 was not advised of an Embraer EMB-145 (N840HK) on approach to the same runway. Less than ½ nautical mile on short final, the EMB-145 queried the tower local controller if they should go around. About the same time, the Airport Movement Area Safety System alerted. Prior to the EMB-145 crossing the landing threshold, and as the B737 began its takeoff roll, the tower local controller instructed the EMB-145 to go around. The EMB-145 did not overfly the B737 and there was no loss of separation.
Probable Cause: The local controller's distraction with a helicopter south of the field.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB OPS11IA173
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 January 2009 | N3731T | Delta Air Lines | 0 | near Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA) | |
non |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2023 18:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 17-Oct-2024 18:17 | ASN | Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Apr-2025 12:55 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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