FAA incident report · Boeing 737130 · Albany, NY · March 20, 1986
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Boarding stairs moved 30 feet and struck wing. Hydraulic stabilizers were inoperative and not used. Gusty winds.
BOARDING STAIRS MOVED 30 FEET AND STRUCK WING. HYDRAULIC STABILIZERS WERE INOPERATIVE AND NOT USED. GUSTY WINDS.