ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195663
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 May 2017 |
| Time: | 20:20 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-824 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N76504 |
| MSN: | 31604/2035 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 105 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX (AUS/KAUS) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX (AUS) |
| Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 (N76504) contacted an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 (N962AN) winglet to winglet at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
United flight UA898, from Austin to Houston, was taxiing to the runway from gate 19 and American flight AA2675 was taxiing into gate 21 after landing from New York-JFK Airport.
The left hand top of the winglet of N76504 broke off. Damage to the American Airlines plane is unclear.
Sources:
https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/united-american-flights-bump-wings-at-abia/269-442768411
http://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/united-american-airlines-planes-clip-wings-at-austin-airport/994822891
FAA
Media:
So this is a first. Got in a fender bender...on a plane? Props to @AmericanAir for handling it like pros! (other plane hit us) #whattttttttt pic.twitter.com/SZKarRmR6x
— Christina K.B. (@ckburgess546) 25 mei 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2017 16:44 | harro | Added |
| 17-Dec-2017 19:01 | AF5541 | Updated [Total occupants, Embed code] |
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