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31 Dec 2021: AIRBUS A330 — Turkish Airlines — Newark, NJ

Newark, NJ, United States
SourcesNTSBPrimary reportUpdated 1778583330Data APIEditorial standards
AIRBUS A330
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Probable cause

Turkish Airlines flightcrew’ s misperception of the distance to safely pass the stopped Republic Airways airplane.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Flight crew

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