# Accident 19960220009092A: Boeing 757222, Fairbanks, AK, February 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1996, 00:02 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 64.8105° N, 147.7208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8105&lon=-147.7208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N524UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N524UA-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-222 (registry code 1384956, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2040 (registry code 52121, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2040) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757222
- People aboard: 45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,995 total, 1,434 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960220009092A

## Narrative

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

DURING LOADING AT GATE WAS STRUCK BY WING TIP OF PLANE THAT WAS TURNING FROM GATE AND FAILED TO SEE STOP SIGNAL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N622DL, Boeing 757232: [Accident 19960220009091A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960220009091A)

## 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 ANC96LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA026), Feb 20, 1996: Boeing 757-222 (N524UA), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate visual lookout by the flightcrew of the Delta Boeing 757, N622DL, and their failure to follow procedures and directives by not closely following the ramp marshals' signals.

## Other reports on N524UA (1)

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

- [Incident 19950625023019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950625023019I), Jun 25, 1995: Boeing 757222 (N524UA), Portland, OR. Fire warning light aft cargo bin on takeoff. Aborted. Fire light printed circuit replaced. No fire.

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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