Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Freitag 2 Mai 1997 |
Zeit: | 08:55 |
Flugzeugtyp: |  Boeing 747-357 |
Fluggesellschaft: | Swissair |
Kennzeichen: | HB-IGE |
Werknummer: | 22995/585 |
Baujahr: | 1983-09-22 (13 years 8 months) |
Triebwerk: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4G2 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
Sachschaden: | leicht beschädigt |
Konsequenzen: | Repaired |
Unfallort: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH) ( Schweiz)
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Flugphase: | Taxi (TXI) |
Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
Flug von: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), USA |
Flug nach: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH), Schweiz |
Flugnummer: | SR101 |
Unfallbericht:Engine number 4 touched a car during taxi and sustained minor damage. The car also sustained minor damage.
Probable Cause:
Cause (translated from German):
The incident occurred due to a continuation of the taxiing operation in spite of the doubt about the sufficient distance to an obstacle and in spite of the call by a crew member for stopping.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | BFU Switzerlnd  |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 5 months | Accident number: | Nr. 1662 | Download report: | Final report
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY to Zürich-Kloten Airport as the crow flies is 6266 km (3916 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.