# Accident 19880711039479A: Boeing 727251, Minneapolis, MN, July 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1988, 17:37 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 44.8800° N, 93.1996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8800&lon=-93.1996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N254US (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 93
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,580 total, 10,630 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880711039479A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING STRUCK FUEL TRUCK DURING TAXI TO RUNWAY. NOTAM FOR CONSTRUCTION DETOUR NOT CLEAR. TOWER FAILED WARNING.

## 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 CHI88FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA163), Jul 11, 1988: Boeing 727 (N254US), St Paul, MN, substantial 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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