# Incident 19781101023859I: Boeing 747122, San Francisco, CA, November 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1978, 13:15 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UAL
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4716U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4716U-1998-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-122 (registry code 1384872, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747122
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D3A
- People aboard: 108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781101023859I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

#4 ENGINE OF TAXIING 747 STRUCK FUEL TRUCK THAT HAD RUN OUT OF GAS

## Other reports on N4716U (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880406017529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880406017529I), Apr 6, 1988: Boeing 747122 (N4716U), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Right main gear did not extend normally. Used alternate procedures. Right main gear actuator beam assembly broken.
- [Incident 19821217066399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821217066399I), Dec 17, 1982: Boeing 747122 (N4716U), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. An off wing right side evacuation slide/raft separated from aircraft on approach. Recovered by police department
- [Incident 19810705090079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810705090079I), Jul 5, 1981: Boeing 747122 (N4716U), Honolulu, HI. Power loss on all four engines at FL390. Restarted at FL260 by emergency procedures. Possible late fuel heat.
- [Incident 19800928071649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800928071649I), Sep 28, 1980: Boeing 747122 (N4716U), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Landed safely with blown tire.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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