39.7392° N, 104.9847° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 10, 1985 · 20:10 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Stapleton International
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NR371
Reported as
Boeing 727
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
While holding short aircraft was struck by taxiing 707 N454PC. Damaged thrust reverser door and engine tail pipe.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE HOLDING SHORT AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY TAXIING 707 N454PC. DAMAGED THRUST REVERSER DOOR AND ENGINE TAIL PIPE.