# Accident 19871215076171A: Boeing 727225, Kansas City, MO, December 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1987, 21:11 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 39.0090° N, 94.4594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0090&lon=-94.4594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8866E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727225
- People aboard: 89
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,597 total, 1,946 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871215076171A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, WING TIP HIT WING TIP OF N6509L HOLDING MIDWAY ON RWY. TOWER MISTOOK POSITION OF HOLDING AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6509V, Gulstm 680FL: [Accident 19871215076172A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871215076172A)

## 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 MKC88FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA028), Dec 16, 1987: Boeing 727-225A (N8866E), Kansas City, MO, minor 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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