# Incident 19800305028609I: Bac 111215AU, Pittsburgh, PA, March 5, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1980, 20:10 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1131J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1131J-1995-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British BAC 1-11 215/AU (registry code 1480221, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-bac-1-11-215-au) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAC 111215AU
- People aboard: 58
- 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/19800305028609I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO BAGGAGE CART. BAGGAGE CART TOW HANDLE LATCH DEFECTIVE, ALLOWING BRAKE TO RELEASE.

## Other reports on N1131J (2)

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

- [Incident 19870529041129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870529041129I), May 29, 1987: Bac 111215AU (N1131J), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. On takeoff the aircraft lost a main landing gear wheel. Safe landing at destination. Outer wheel bearing failed.
- [Incident 19790130004819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790130004819I), Jan 30, 1979: Bac 111215AU (N1131J), Albany, NY. Takeoff aborted due to 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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