19871226074842A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 727-223 · San Juan, Puerto Rico · December 26, 1987

Date
December 26, 1987 · 11:35 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Luis Munoz Marin International
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N893AA
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88LA075
Reported as
Boeing 727223
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D1
People aboard
88
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,357 total5,375 in this make and model230 in the last 90 days

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.

Right wing was struck by a company 707,N705AA, left wing while holding on a taxiway. Other 727 was trying to pass.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT WING WAS STRUCK BY A COMPANY 707,N705AA, LEFT WING WHILE HOLDING ON A TAXIWAY. OTHER 727 WAS TRYING TO PASS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

Other reports on N893AA · 2

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