40.7242° N, 74.1726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 11, 1992 · 15:30 local
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
Newark International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
VAWF
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
GVOYG
Reported as
Boeing 747238B
People aboard
370
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,542 total9,501 in this make and model199 in the last 90 days
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.
Struck a light pole while attempting to park at gate. No wing walkers. No lead-in or taxi lines.
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK A LIGHT POLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK AT GATE. NO WING WALKERS. NO LEAD-IN OR TAXI LINES.