# Accident 19900131064399A: Boeing 72723, Indianapolis, IN, January 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1990, 23:50 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N930FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N930FT-2006-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,100 total, 1,400 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900131064399A

## Narrative

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

TUG ROLLED FORWARD AND PINNED DRIVER BETWEEN AIRCRAFT AND TUG WHILE OPERATOR WAS ATTACHING TOW HOOK.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N930FT (2)

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

- [Incident 19980319007919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980319007919I), Mar 19, 1998: Boeing 72723 (N930FT). Narrative: ptrs-AL039812348. Aircraft lost "a" system hydraulic pressure in cruise flight. A/b interconnect left closed. Manual gear extension was made. A/c…
- [Incident 19870401016499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870401016499I), Apr 1, 1987: Boeing 72723 (N930FT), St Louis, MO. Low oil pressure light during climb with pressure drop. Returned with engine shutdown. Oil pump drive had failed.

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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