19901203052362A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 727-251 · Detroit, MI · December 3, 1990

Date
December 3, 1990 · 13:45 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Detroit Metro Wayne County
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N278US
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA91MA010
Reported as
Boeing 727251
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D15A
People aboard
154
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,400 total

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What happened

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On takeoff roll right wing collided with N3313L that was lost in fog and stopped on runway. Aborted takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

ON TAKEOFF ROLL RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH N3313L THAT WAS LOST IN FOG AND STOPPED ON RUNWAY. ABORTED TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

Other reports on N278US · 7

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

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