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.
Narrative: on January 15, 1996, at 1055 PST, a delta airlines B-727, N509DA, sustained minor damage during taxi for departure when the aircraft left wing tip struck a united airlines baggage cart on taxiway k between intersections 45-47. Aircraft sustained damage to the no. 1 l.e. slat, slat actuator, nav light lense/housing, wingtip assy. And the wing tip forward l.e. skin kit. All damaged components have been replaced. Investigation has revealed that the united airlines tug driver was beyond the (stop for aircraft) sign by approximately 15 feet when the aircraft struck the baggage cart. This incident was caused by the tug driver's lack of attention to the position of the equipment in tow. This incident investigation is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 15, 1996, AT 1055 PST, A DELTA AIRLINES B-727, N509DA, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING TAXI FOR DEPARTURE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A UNITED AIRLINES BAGGAGE CART ON TAXIWAY K BETWEEN INTERSECTIONS 45-47. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NO. 1 L.E. SLAT, SLAT ACTUATOR, NAV LIGHT LENSE/HOUSING, WINGTIP ASSY. AND THE WING TIP FORWARD L.E. SKIN KIT. ALL DAMAGED COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. INVESTIGATION HAS REVEALED THAT THE UNITED AIRLINES TUG DRIVER WAS BEYOND THE (STOP FOR AIRCRAFT) SIGN BY APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE BAGGAGE CART. THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE TUG DRIVER'S LACK OF ATTENTION TO THE POSITION OF THE EQUIPMENT IN TOW. THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
Other reports on N509DA · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.