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| Date: | Tuesday 10 January 1995 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Owner/operator: | Valujet Airlines |
| Registration: | N922VV |
| MSN: | 47489/528 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5187 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-9A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 37 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Memphis, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KMEM) |
| Atlanta, GA (KATL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A TUG DURING THE PUSH-BACK FOR TAXI AT MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. PUSH BACK HAD BEGUN WHEN THE GATE AGENT HALTED THE OPERATION TO LOAD LATE ARRIVING PASSENGERS. ACCORDING TO THE TUG DRIVER, WHEN HE APPLIED THE TUG'S BRAKES AFTER REPOSITIONING THE AIRPLANE IN THE GATE AREA, THE AIRPLANE OVER-RAN THE TUG. BOTH ENGINES HAD BEEN STARTED DURING THE PUSH BACK. THE OPERATOR HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN TO ALL FLIGHT CREWS PROHIBITING FORWARD TOWING OF THE AIRPLANE WITH ENGINES OPERATING.
Probable Cause: THE GROUND PERSONNEL'S IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IN TOW, AND THE OPERATOR'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS SITUATION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL95LA038
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 February 1977 | TC-JAE | Türk Hava Yollari - THY | 0 | Izmir-Cigli Air Base (IGL) |  |
non |
| 7 January 1996 | N922VV | Valujet Airlines | 0 | Nashville International Airport, TN (BNA) | |
sub |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2024 10:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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