42.0083° N, 91.6441° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Rapids, IA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 23, 1979 · 19:48 local
Place
Cedar Rapids, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
OZA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NR177
Reported as
Doug DC9
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.
While departing gate jet blast caused a baggage cart to roll into B99 which was following close behind.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE DEPARTING GATE JET BLAST CAUSED A BAGGAGE CART TO ROLL INTO B99 WHICH WAS FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND.