# Accident 19830520054319A: Boeing 727100, St Louis, MO, May 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1983, 10:20 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 38.7487° N, 90.3700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7487&lon=-90.3700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40483, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40483-1996-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22 (registry code 1384002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727100
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,461 total, 6,700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830520054319A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING STRUCK THE TOP OF A FUEL TRUCK ON LEAVING A GATE. FUEL TRUCK NOT ATTENDED. TAXI LINE DISTANCE INADEQUATE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC83FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA112), May 20, 1983: Boeing 727-100 (N40483), St. Louis, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40483 (5)

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

- [Incident 19900914058229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900914058229I), Sep 14, 1990: Boeing 72722 (N40483), Mobile, AL, Minor damage. On power back from gate the right wing struck a light pole.
- [Incident 19860522031909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860522031909I), May 22, 1986: Boeing 72722 (N40483), Dallas, TX, Damage unknown. Number 2 engine failed during takeoff roll. Aborted. Tailpipe fire extinguished. Compressor blades had failed.
- [Incident 19820203007079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820203007079I), Feb 3, 1982: Boeing 727 (N40483), Tulsa, OK. Pilot turned onto runway too soon and one main gear left pavement by about 2 feet, leaving about 7 inch deep track.
- [Incident 19810831064059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810831064059I), Aug 31, 1981: Boeing 727 (N40483), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Descending, pilot felt thump. Landed and found top section no 1 cowling missing. Cowling recovered pn 69-20862-7.
- [Incident 19800422045589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800422045589I), Apr 22, 1980: Boeing 727 (N40483), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Flap malfunctioned shortly after takeoff. Leading edge slat failed at internal flap actuator.

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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