39.7392° N, 104.9847° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 4, 1989 · 19:00 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Stapleton International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N802EA
Reported as
Boeing 727225
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,806 total8,030 in this make and model
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While taxiing under the direction of wing walker, right wing tip hit a bus.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE TAXIING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF WING WALKER, RIGHT WING TIP HIT A BUS.