42.3584° N, 71.0598° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 4, 1979 · 09:47 local
Place
Boston, MA
Airport
Logan International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DAL
Aircraft
N1644
Reported as
Boeing 727295
People aboard
124
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.
Aircraft struck a taxiway light during taxi for takeoff. No damage found on inspection.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. NO DAMAGE FOUND ON INSPECTION.