33.4484° N, 112.0740° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 24, 1982 · 19:34 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Sky Harbor
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N881EA
Reported as
Boeing 727
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,811 total5,193 in this make and model169 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.
Pilot hit a parked aircraft while taxiing to his gate. Directed by ramp agent.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HIT A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING TO HIS GATE. DIRECTED BY RAMP AGENT.