# Incident 19880728040002I: Boeing 727251, Detroit, MI, July 28, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1988, 17:00 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N284US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N284US-2004-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- People aboard: 146
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880728040002I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A 727 N256US THAT WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE. MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N256US, Boeing 727251: [Incident 19880728040001I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880728040001I)

## Other reports on N284US (1)

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

- [Incident 19951117047439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951117047439I), Nov 17, 1995: Boeing 727251 (N284US), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: nwa 389 was issued a go-around while on short final to rwy 5R at "cle", due to a coa 584 (737) still on departure roll. The controller issued the…

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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