# Incident 19921208052639I: Boeing 7373B7, New York, NY, December 8, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1992, 09:00 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.7690° N, 73.8695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7690&lon=-73.8695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N516AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516AU-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3B7 (registry code 138447F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3b7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373B7
- People aboard: 58
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921208052639I

## Narrative

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

MECHANIC WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE APPARENTLY FELL TO TARMAC AND WAS STRUCK BY TRACTOR ON PUSH BACK FROM GATE.

## 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 NYC93LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA040), Dec 8, 1992: Boeing 737-300LR (N516AU), Flushing, NY, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A LACK OF ADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE WALKER AND TUG WHICH RESULTED IN THE WALKER BEING STRUCK BY THE TUG WHEN HE FELL FOR UNKNOWN REASON(S). A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF A…

## Other reports on N516AU (1)

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

- [Incident 19900531026049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900531026049I), May 31, 1990: Boeing 737300 (N516AU), Baltimore, MD. Unable to fully extend flaps. Landed without incident. Right inboard flap seal plate jammed by jackscrew mechanism.

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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