# Incident 19800513053569I: Boeing 72722, Buffalo, NY, May 13, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1980, 08:10 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7044U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7044U-1985-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22 (registry code 1384002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72722
- People aboard: 20
- 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/19800513053569I

## Narrative

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

WING TIP STRUCK JETWAY WHILE TAXIING FROM GATE.

## Other reports on N7044U (2)

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

- [Incident 19820208003449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820208003449I), Feb 8, 1982: Boeing 72722 (N7044U), Indianapolis, IN. Engine shut down due to decaying engine power and excessive EGT. Fuel jettison. Found metal filings in tailpipe.
- [Incident 19810925073489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810925073489I), Sep 25, 1981: Boeing 72722 (N7044U), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing aircraft too late. Struck another aircraft parked on ramp.

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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