# Accident 20140512008291A: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30, Boston, MA, May 12, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2014, 19:05 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 42.3633° N, 71.0231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3633&lon=-71.0231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N933DN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N933DN-2020-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30 (registry code 3023690, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-90-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-90-30
- Reported engine: IAE V2500SERIES
- People aboard: 153
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA14CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14CA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140512008291A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DELTA AIRLINES WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE. THE PILOT ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ONTO THE TOW BAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA14CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14CA093), May 12, 2014: Mcdonnell Douglas MD90 - 30 (N933DN), Boston, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the captain's failure to verify the communications between himself and the tug operator, which resulted in him applying of brakes while the airplane was being pushed back from the gate by the tug…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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