37.7750° N, 122.4194° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 4, 1980 · 03:10 local
Place
San Francisco, CA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FTLA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N803FT
Reported as
Boeing 747132
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT9D7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,951 total2,994 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.
While taxiing to base aircraft departed centerline striking chain link fence with engine.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE TAXIING TO BASE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CENTERLINE STRIKING CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH ENGINE.