ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371456
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| Date: | Thursday 3 March 1988 |
| Time: | 16:20 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley HS-748 Srs. 1/101 |
| Owner/operator: | Air BVI |
| Registration: | VP-LVN |
| MSN: | 1538 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 35302 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 533 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saint Thomas Airport (STT/TIST) -
 U.S. Virgin Islands
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Saint Thomas Airport (STT/TIST) [Nvi] |
| Tortola-Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, Beef Island (EIS/TUPJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE CAPTAIN OF AIR BVI FLIGHT BL-222 STATED AS THEY WERE WAITING FOR CLEARANCE TO TAXI, THEY ENCOUNTERED THE JET BLAST FROM AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 626 AS IT TAXIED FROM ITS GATE. THE RUDDER OF THE HS-748 WAS DMGD. THE AMERICAN AIRLINES AIRCRAFT WAS UNAWARE THAT ANYONE WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND THEM WHEN THEY STARTED TO TAXI.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA88LA123
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2024 06:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 26-Mar-2024 06:53 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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