Serious incident Boeing 737-347 N308WA, Thursday 16 August 2001

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Date:	Thursday 16 August 2001
Time:	11:24 LT
Type:	Boeing 737-347
Owner/operator:	Delta Air Lines
Registration:	N308WA
MSN:	26339/2771
Total airframe hrs:	17589 hours
Engine model:	CFMI CFM56-3B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 60
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	Serious incident
Location:	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) - United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, OH (CLE/KCLE)
Destination airport:	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:

Probable Cause: The local controller clearing the taxiing aircraft to cross the runway in front of the aircraft on takeoff roll. Contributing factors were the local controller's failure to follow FAA procedures and directives to visually scan the runway prior to issuing the crossing clearance, the local controller's excessive workload, and the tower supervisor's inadequate supervision.

Accident investigation: