Newark - Detroit

On June 14, 2000 at 05:00 PM, Newark - Detroit experienced a crash involving McDonnell Douglas MD-81, operated by Continental Airlines, with the event recorded near Newark New Jersey.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was parking at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was parked at gate C115 awaiting for passengers on a flight (service CO481) from Newark to Detroit-Wayne County Airport. In unclear circumstances, a pilot attempted to make an engine run test while six employees were cleaning the cabin. The aircraft moved forward and collided with the main terminal, suffering major structural damages. There were no injuries among the seven occupants while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N16884, MSN 48074, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.7357°, -74.1724°.