27.9475° N, 82.4584° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 10, 1981 · 08:30 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Aircraft
N8840E
Reported as
Boeing 727225
People aboard
90
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,023 total4,620 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.
During ground taxi from gate a section of plate glass from terminal building was blown out.
As the FAA filed it
DURING GROUND TAXI FROM GATE A SECTION OF PLATE GLASS FROM TERMINAL BUILDING WAS BLOWN OUT.