# Incident 19920319014969I: Boeing 747121, Louisville, KY, March 19, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1992, 00:50 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Standiford Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IXPA
- Location: 38.1791° N, 85.7195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1791&lon=-85.7195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N681UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N681UP-2011-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-121 (registry code 1384871, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747121
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 213 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92IA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92IA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920319014969I

## Narrative

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

WING TIP STRUCK THE BLAST FENCE WHILE MAKING A TURN. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A MARSHALLER.

## 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 BFO92IA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92IA046), Mar 19, 1992: Boeing 747-123 (N681UP), Louisville, KY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE OBSTACLE CLEARANCE, WHICH RESULTED IN ON GROUND COLLISION WITH A BLAST FENCE. CONTRIBUTING WAS INADEQUATE INSTRUCTION FROM GROUND PERSONNEL.

## Other reports on N681UP (2)

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

- [Incident 19940919038919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940919038919I), Sep 19, 1994: Boeing 747121 (N681UP), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Hydraulic failure on approach. Landed ok. Flex line at trunnion leaked. Powered steering. Bogie tilt damaged.
- [Incident 19920927044029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920927044029I), Sep 27, 1992: Boeing 747121 (N681UP), Ontario, CA, Minor damage. Unable to maintain pressurization. Diverted to Ontario. Found L-1 aft crank arm door locking device had sheared.

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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