# Accident 19900616020462A: Fokker F28MK4000, New York, NY, June 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1990, 19:36 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N488US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488US-2002-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK4000 (registry code 4990810, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK4000
- Reported engine: RROYCE SPEY555*
- People aboard: 56
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616020462A

## Narrative

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

STOPPED ON RAMP RUDDER WAS STRUCK BY WING TIP OF AIRCRAFT THAT WAS IN HASTE TO TAXI BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- IDEMC, Boeing 747200B: [Accident 19900616020461A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616020461A)

## 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 N488US (2)

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

- [Incident 19980609024679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980609024679I), Jun 9, 1998: Fokker F28MK4000 (N488US), Portland, OR. Rudder flight controls cycled on/pff with uncommanded inputs occurring. Returned to pdx. Bypass switch intermittent.
- [Incident 19951112041989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951112041989I), Nov 12, 1995: Fokker F28MK4000 (N488US), Chattanooga, TN. Narrative: during approach to Chattanooga/Lovell, TN usaa 1577, an F-28-4000 experienced an unsafe nose gear indication. A fly-by of the control tower…

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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