# Incident 19880413026329I: Boeing 727290, Portland, OR, April 13, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1988, 13:10 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 45.5695° N, 122.5891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5695&lon=-122.5891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N291AS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727290
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217
- People aboard: 98
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 15,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88IA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88IA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880413026329I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BEING REPOSITIONED TO CORRECT HEADING AFTER TUG DRIVER ERROR. TOW BAR BROKE, ALLOWING AIRCRAFT TO HIT TUG.

## 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 SEA88IA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88IA074), Apr 13, 1988: Boeing 727-290 (N291AS), Portland, OR, incident, 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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