38.6273° N, 90.1979° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 8, 1995 · 06:10 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Airport
Lambert-St Louis International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N447US
Reported as
Boeing 737401
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Belt loader caught fire on ramp. Operator jumped off. Loader grazed a DC9 and came to rest in fuselage area of 737.
As the FAA filed it
BELT LOADER CAUGHT FIRE ON RAMP. OPERATOR JUMPED OFF. LOADER GRAZED A DC9 AND CAME TO REST IN FUSELAGE AREA OF 737.