# Accident 19871226074841A: Boeing 727200, San Juan, Puerto Rico, December 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1987, 11:35 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Luis Munoz Marin International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 18.4394° N, 66.0021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTL (SJU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4394&lon=-66.0021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N705AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N705AA-2021-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-200 (registry code 138407E, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-217 (registry code 51691, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-217) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D1
- People aboard: 112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871226074841A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE WING OF N893AA WHILE TRYING TO PASS ON A TAXIWAY TO POSITION FOR TAKEOFF. BOTH WERE BOEING 727S.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N893AA, Boeing 727223: [Accident 19871226074842A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871226074842A)

## 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 MIA88LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA075), Dec 26, 1987: Boeing 727-200 (N705AA), San Juan, PR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N705AA (5)

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

- [Incident 20120229024959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120229024959I), Feb 29, 2012: Boeing 727-200 (N705AA), GU, No damage. No information regarding this incident and closing this item this date. 10-24-2012.
- [Incident 19891030063529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891030063529I), Oct 30, 1989: Boeing 727200 (N705AA), Atlantic Ocean, FL. Experienced turbulence for a period of seconds. One crewmenber injured.
- [Incident 19890607038309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890607038309I), Jun 7, 1989: Boeing 727200 (N705AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. While taxiing, right wing tip struck a bus parked on right side of taxiway. Minor damage.
- [Incident 19840523023969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840523023969I), May 23, 1984: Boeing 727200 (N705AA), Detroit, MI. Right main gear left the taxiway during a turn. Gear stuck in the ground. No damage to aircraft.
- [Incident 19811214086839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811214086839I), Dec 14, 1981: Boeing 727200 (N705AA), Chicago, IL. Lost all electrical power on approach. Landed on standby power only. #1 generator had failed. Replaced gen panel.

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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