# Accident 19880303007309A: Braero HS748*, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, March 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1988, 14:20 local time
- Place: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Charlotte Amalie
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: MIVF
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Aircraft: VPLVN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BRAERO HS748*
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART531
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,918 total, 2,165 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880303007309A

## Narrative

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

WHILE WAITING TO TAXI, THE RUDDER WAS DAMAGED BY THE JET BLAST OF A 727 THAT WAS PUSHING BACK FROM A GATE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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