# Incident 19841010057339I: Boeing 727222, Richmond, VA, October 10, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1984, 09:13 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 37.5052° N, 77.3197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHMOND INTL (RIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5052&lon=-77.3197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7630U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7630U-1998-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841010057339I

## Narrative

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

AS AIRCRAFT WAS BEING GUIDED BY GROUND PERSONNEL WING STRUCK LIGHT POLE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N7630U (2)

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

- [Incident 19800805067769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800805067769I), Aug 5, 1980: Boeing 727222 (N7630U), Chicago, IL. Takeoff rejected due to takeoff warning horn. Elevator trim was improperly set.
- [Incident 19800127019349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800127019349I), Jan 27, 1980: Boeing 727222 (N7630U), Des Moines, IA. Oil bypass light came on after takeoff. Engine shut down. Low pressure oil switch had shorted out.

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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