29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 20, 1997 · 21:15 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Houston Intercontinental Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
KRDF
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
PHBUL
Reported as
Boeing 747*
People aboard
2
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.
Narrative: klm flight 662'S right wingtip made contact with the left wingtip of an air france B-767 in the run up area of R14L at iah. Runup area of 14L is marginal for two jumbo's. no fuel spill. Both aircraft returned to the gate. NTSB, new york ifo supervisor and ASW-201 notified.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: KLM FLIGHT 662'S RIGHT WINGTIP MADE CONTACT WITH THE LEFT WINGTIP OF AN AIR FRANCE B-767 IN THE RUN UP AREA OF R14L AT IAH. RUNUP AREA OF 14L IS MARGINAL FOR TWO JUMBO'S. NO FUEL SPILL. BOTH AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. NTSB, NEW YORK IFO SUPERVISOR AND ASW-201 NOTIFIED.