55.3541° N, 131.7112° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at KETCHIKAN INTL (KTN), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 22, 1986 · 19:25 local
Place
Ketchikan, AK
Airport
Ketchikan International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ASAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N307AS
Reported as
Boeing 727227
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,869 total3,213 in this make and model138 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.
Aircraft was being led to gate with wands due to rain and wind. Wingtip struck a deicing truck.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS BEING LED TO GATE WITH WANDS DUE TO RAIN AND WIND. WINGTIP STRUCK A DEICING TRUCK.