# Incident 19880625037909I: Boeing 727232, New York, NY, June 25, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1988, 17:49 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N534DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N534DA-2003-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 102
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880625037909I

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK A MAIL VAN PARKED WITHIN WING LINES. GUIDED BY GROUND PERSONNEL AT THE TIME.

## Other reports on N534DA (2)

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

- [Accident 19931227047299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931227047299A), Dec 27, 1993: Boeing 727 (N534DA), Oklahoma City, OK, Substantial damage. On short final, crew asked tower if they were on fire. Advised left engine, landed and fire was put out.
- [Incident 19901007059879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901007059879I), Oct 7, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N534DA), Louisville, KY. Briefcase fell on passengers head when attendant opened overhead bin. Diverted and landed for medical attention.

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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