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FTW93LA019

1992-10-21 · HOUSTON, Texas, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport IAH

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE VEHICLE OPERATOR'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.

Factual narrative

THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE AND WAS TAXIING OUT OF THE RAMP AREA ON THE TAXI LINE TO ITS ASSIGNED TAXIWAY WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY A MOTOR GRADER. THE MOTOR GRADER OPERATOR DID NOT STOP PRIOR TO ENTERING THE RAMP AREA AND WAS NOT IN A VEHICLE LANE AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION. THE MOTOR GRADER STRUCK AND LODGED ON ITS SIDE UNDER THE LEFT WING. THERE WAS REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG AT THE AIRPORT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_FTW93LA019.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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