# Incident 19890109003502I: Boeing 727200, Anchorage, AK, January 9, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1989, 12:38 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 61.1594° N, 149.9904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1594&lon=-149.9904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7298U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89IA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89IA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890109003502I

## Narrative

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

AFTER PUSHBACK, BOTTOM PART OF RUDDER WAS SEVERED BY INBOUND 747, HL7464, TAXIING TO GATE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- HL746, Boeing 747200B: [Accident 19890109003501A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890109003501A)

## 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 ANC89IA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89IA032), Jan 9, 1989: Boeing 727-222 (N7298U), Anchorage, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE 727 ON THE RAMP AND THE FAILURE OF THE 747 CREW TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION.

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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