Accident Boeing 747-243B I-DEMC, Saturday 16 June 1990

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Date:	Saturday 16 June 1990
Time:	19:36 LT
Type:	Boeing 747-243B
Owner/operator:	Alitalia
Registration:	I-DEMC
MSN:	22506/492
Year of manufacture:	1980
Engine model:	Rolls-Royce SPEY MK 555
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 56
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) - United States of America
Phase:	Taxi
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK)
Destination airport:	Syracuse, NY (KSYR)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:

Probable Cause: THE BOEING 747 CAPTAIN MISJUDGED CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRCRAFT AND THE FOKKER F.28. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE OF THE BOEING 747 CAPTAIN.

Accident investigation: