# Accident 19951229047189A: Boeing 737232, Atlanta, GA, December 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1995, 10:17 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 33.6367° N, 84.4279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6367&lon=-84.4279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N306DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N306DL-2009-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-232 (registry code 1384475, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737232
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15A
- People aboard: 58
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,500 total, 8,400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951229047189A

## Narrative

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

WHILE STANDING ENGINES RUNNING RIGHT STABILIZER WAS STRUCK BY A PLANE THAT WAS BEING TOWED TO A 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 ATL96LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA028), Dec 29, 1995: Boeing 737-232 (N306DL), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the tug driver, who was towing the Lockheed L-1011, to ensure that clearance was maintained from the Boeing 737, which was standing.

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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