# Incident 19871210078109I: Boeing 72744, Seattle, WA, December 10, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1987, 23:30 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EISA
- Location: 47.4499° N, 122.3118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (SEA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4499&lon=-122.3118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94GS-2000-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-44 (registry code 138404F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72744
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,340 total, 825 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871210078109I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEFT TAXIWAY INTO SOFT GROUND. AIRCRAFT DEFUELED.

## Other reports on N94GS (1)

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

- [Incident 19940405008799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940405008799I), Apr 5, 1994: Boeing 72744 (N94GS), Kansas City, MO. B system hydraulic loss in cruise flight. Made emergency landing at Kansas City. Hole in hydraulic system.

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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