Photo: San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Probable cause
The Japan Airlines flight crew’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from the parked Delta Air Lines aircraft while taxiing in congested ramp conditions.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
Effect on operationContributed to outcomeFlight crew
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