Accident Boeing 737-322 N371UA, Thursday 6 June 1996

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Date:	Thursday 6 June 1996
Time:	22:05 LT
Type:	Boeing 737-322
Owner/operator:	United Airlines
Registration:	N371UA
MSN:	22333/194
Engine model:	CFMI CFM56
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 165
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Category:	Accident
Location:	San Francisco, CA - United States of America
Phase:	Pushback / towing
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO)
Destination airport:	New York City, NY (JFK
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:

Probable Cause: inadequate visual lookout by the United Airlines tug driver during the pushback operation. Contributing factors were: the driver's reduced ability to observe the American B-767 due to the nighttime condition, and United Airlines management's failure to ensure that safety procedures were followed.

Accident investigation: