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Attempted Takeoff from Wrong Runway — Comair Flight 5191

Published 2007-07-26 From National Transportation Safety Board 1 author

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Comair 5191 (CRJ-100) Lexington KY, August 27, 2006 — 49 fatalities. Investigation of the wrong-runway takeoff at Lexington Blue Grass. NTSB recommendations drove airport-sign enhancements, runway-occupancy radar deployment, and FAA AC 91-73B taxi procedures revisions.

Author

National Transportation Safety Board NTSB

Keywords

wrong runway departure
runway incursion
crew coordination
CRM

Citation: National Transportation Safety Board (2007). Attempted Takeoff from Wrong Runway — Comair Flight 5191. National Transportation Safety Board. NTSB Aircraft Accident Reports ID AAR-07/05. https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/AAR0705.aspx ↗