Crash Record KS1999000966

FMCSA crash record in Kansas on Aug 31, 1999.

Tow-Away

What happened

On August 31, 1999, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Kansas. The vehicle was operated by NOWAK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC (USDOT 439665). FMCSA reference KS1999000966.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
Carrier
NOWAK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC
Vehicle Type
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
1
0 injury · 1 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
2.1
2 crashes · 97 units
Prior carrier crash
No earlier crash on file
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,602 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Kansas, 2,992 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

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Crash details

Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.

Report #:
KS1999000966
Date:
Aug 31, 1999
Time:
1630
State:
Kansas
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_5125122 Dec 13, 2025 KS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4997633 Jul 1, 2025 KS Fatal 1 0
cr_4164797 May 10, 2021 KS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3520520 Dec 20, 2017 KS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3377886 Mar 16, 2017 KS Injury 0 1
cr_3271380 Jul 27, 2016 KS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3169000 Feb 12, 2016 KS Injury 0 1
cr_2924244 Oct 2, 2014 KS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_2844374 Mar 6, 2014 KS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_2806718 Oct 23, 2013 KS Tow-Away 0 0

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