40.7242° N, 74.1726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 22, 1987 · 08:00 local
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
Newark International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N610PE
Reported as
Boeing 747238B
People aboard
408
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,382 total1,430 in this make and model
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.
Left wing struck the jetway as aircraft taxied into the gate.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT WING STRUCK THE JETWAY AS AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO THE GATE.