Serious incident Boeing 727-225A N802EA,
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Date:Tuesday 10 March 1987
Time:20:14 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B722 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 727-225A
Owner/operator:Eastern Air Lines
Registration: N802EA
MSN: 22433/1668
Total airframe hrs:19862 hours
Engine model:P&W JT8D-9
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 127
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Serious incident
Location:New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) -   United States of America
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Tampa International Airport, FL (TPA/KTPA)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
AS EA32 TAXIED FROM A STOPPED POSITION ON TAXIWAY NA BETWEEN THE OUTER AND INNER TO THE EASTERN RAMP, A U.S. POSTAL TRACTOR WITH AN EMPTY BOX TRAVELING NE FAILED TO YIELD TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THEY COLLIDED ON THE SERVICE ROAD AND TAXIWAY NA.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC87IA106
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 years and 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB NYC87IA106

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
17 January 1986 N802EA Eastern Air Lines 0 Loudon County, VA sub

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Revision history:

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