ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370724
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| Date: | Monday 11 July 1988 |
| Time: | 18:37 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-251 |
| Owner/operator: | Northwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N254US |
| MSN: | 19973/665 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 43637 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 93 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St Paul, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | (KMSP) |
| Indianapolis, IN (KIND) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER PUSH BACK FROM THE GATE, THE CAPTAIN RECEIVED AN UNRESTRICTED TAXI CLEARANCE & ELECTED TO TAXI TO THE NORTH SIDE OF A CONSTRUCTION AREA. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT WING OF THE ACFT STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE IN A NONMOVEMENT AREA, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE CAPT STATED THAT THE LACK OF INFORMATION IN THE FORM OF NOTAMS, LACK OF SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS FROM GROUND CONTROL AND LACK OF SIGNS AROUND THE CONSTRUCTION SITE, LEAD TO HIS DECISION TO TAXI ALONG THAT ROUTE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI88FA163
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 November 1988 | N386PA | Pan American World Airways | 0 | Houston, TX | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 14:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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