# Incident 19970510015709I: Doug DC862, Boston, MA, May 10, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1997, 18:29 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ZIAA
- Location: 42.3629° N, 71.0064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (BOS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3629&lon=-71.0064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N799AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N799AL-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62F (registry code 302197D, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D series (registry code 52035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC862
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970510015709I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ZANTOP 300 (CARGO) DC-8 ON PUSHBACK FROM SOUTH CARGO AREA BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT, JET BLAST PUSHED TWO HUDSON BAGGAGE CARTS, WHICH WERE NOT PROPERLY SECURED, INTO A PARKED OMNI AIR FRIEGHT B727 (N90AX) AT 1829 EDT 5-10-97. OMNI N90AX RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FLAP ASSEMBLY. RIGHT INBOARD FLAP, AND OUTBOARD TRACK AND FLAP FAIRING. FAA INVESTIGATION REVEALED NEITHER AIRLINE SHOWED SIGNS OF NEGLIGENCE . NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

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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