# Incident 19790621016999I: Boeing 727, Denver, CO, June 21, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1979, 12:23 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BNF
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N422BN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N422BN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-227 (registry code 1384078, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- People aboard: 49
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79IA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79IA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790621016999I

## Narrative

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

TAXIWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, NOT NOTAMED. CAPTAIN WATCHING NEARBY TRUCKS STRUCK A BACKHOE WITH LEFT SLAT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN79IA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79IA045), Jun 21, 1979: Boeing 727 (N422BN), Denver, CO, incident, minor damage

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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