18.4663° N, 66.1057° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 11, 1978 · 09:38 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AAL
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9675
Reported as
Boeing 747/
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.
Pilot struck two freight containers during taxi. They were parked too close to the taxiway.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STRUCK TWO FREIGHT CONTAINERS DURING TAXI. THEY WERE PARKED TOO CLOSE TO THE TAXIWAY.