# Accident 19870310008029A: Boeing 727227, Burlington, VT, March 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1987, 12:10 local time
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Airport: Burlington International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 44.4720° N, 73.1533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4720&lon=-73.1533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N780AL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727227
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17A
- People aboard: 104
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,150 total, 5,250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870310008029A

## Narrative

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

JETS LEFT WING STRUCK A IMPROPERLY PARKED JETWAY ON POWER OUT. PILOT AND GROUND CREW FAILED TO ASSURE CLEARANCE.

## 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 NYC87LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA108), Mar 10, 1987: Boeing 727 (N780AL), Burlington, VT, substantial damage

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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