# Incident 19800317033889I: Boeing 727231, Pittsburgh, PA, March 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1980, 11:04 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- 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: N54334, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54334-2007-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-231 (registry code 1384079, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727231
- 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/19800317033889I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI OUT FOR TAKEOFF, PILOT MADE IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN AND STRUCK THE TAIL OF PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N54334 (4)

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

- [Incident 19930516018569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930516018569I), May 16, 1993: Boeing 727231 (N54334), St Louis, MO. Baggage handler drove a tug on active runway chasing a dog that jad broken out of cage. Aircraft landed safely.
- [Accident 19900807044469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807044469A), Aug 7, 1990: Boeing 727231 (N54334), New York, NY. Landed at la guardia after stewardess burned both hands accidentally. Flight met by paramedics.
- [Incident 19791120044689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791120044689I), Nov 20, 1979: Boeing 727231 (N54334), San Francisco, CA. After takeoff, outboard flaps demonstrated an intermittent assymetry fault. Replaced indicator twa PN35578SN77.
- [Incident 19780511033209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780511033209I), May 11, 1978: Boeing 727 (N54334), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Two tires deflated after takeoff. Wheels and flaps damaged on landing.

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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