# Accident 19861106086972A: Boeing 727235, Tampa, FL, November 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1986, 06:53 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA INTL (TPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9755&lon=-82.5332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4743, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4743-1996-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-235 (registry code 138408B, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727235
- People aboard: 16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,539 total, 4,025 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA87MA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861106086972A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK ON A TAXIWAY BY A LANDING APACHE N2185P THAT MISTOOK TAXIWAY FOR THE RUNWAY WHILE LANDING BELOW MINIMUM.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2185P, Piper PA23: [Accident 19861106086971A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861106086971A)

## 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 DCA87MA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA010), Nov 6, 1986: Boeing 727-235 (N4743), Tampa, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N4743 (2)

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

- [Incident 19840215011289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840215011289I), Feb 15, 1984: Boeing 727235 (N4743), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. During rollout aircraft began to shimmy. Towed to gate. Found nose wheel steering pin dislocated. Piston rod bent.
- [Incident 19811218087479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811218087479I), Dec 18, 1981: Boeing 727235 (N4743), Houston, TX, Minor damage. In climb out nr 3 engine vibrated and EGT increased due to turbine failure. Returned to airport.

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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