42.3584° N, 71.0598° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 5, 1978 · 13:03 local
Place
Boston, MA
Airport
Logan International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
WRL
Aircraft
N748WA
Reported as
Boeing 747273C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Captain stopped and shut down. Thought he had brushed a snowbank. No damage, started engines and continued.
As the FAA filed it
CAPTAIN STOPPED AND SHUT DOWN. THOUGHT HE HAD BRUSHED A SNOWBANK. NO DAMAGE, STARTED ENGINES AND CONTINUED.