36.1659° N, 86.7844° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 14, 1981 · 15:05 local
Place
Nashville, TN
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PAIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N834N
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
44
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total965 in this make and model240 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.
Wing tip struck jetaway departing gate. Knocked flight attendant into passengers lap. Injured both. Damaged jetaway
As the FAA filed it
WING TIP STRUCK JETAWAY DEPARTING GATE. KNOCKED FLIGHT ATTENDANT INTO PASSENGERS LAP. INJURED BOTH. DAMAGED JETAWAY