# Accident 19890712063449A: Airbus A300B4605R, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1989, 12:40 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Luis Munoz Marin International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 18.4394° N, 66.0021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTL (SJU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4394&lon=-66.0021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7062A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7062A-2011-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A300 B4-605R (registry code 3930308, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300B4605R
- Reported engine: GE CF680C2A5
- People aboard: 244
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 29,600 total, 685 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890712063449A

## Narrative

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

GROUND WALKER WAS RUN OVER BY AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR DURING A PUSH BACK. WALKER WAS SEEN TO DASH INTO PASS OF NOSE GEAR

## 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 MIA89FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA194), Jul 12, 1989: Airbus Industrie A-300 (N7062A), San Juan, PR, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE RAMP GUIDE (GROUND PERSONNEL) TO FOLLOW NORMAL SAFETY PROCEDURES. HIS OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Other reports on N7062A (1)

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

- [Incident 19890206009289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890206009289I), Feb 6, 1989: Airbus A300B4605R (N7062A), Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands. Nose gear left runway while making 180 degree turn. Pilot lowt directional control. Misused throttles.

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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