# Accident 19971001029349A: Boeing 72751C, Denver, CO, October 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1997
- Place: Denver, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 39.8509° N, 104.7009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8509&lon=-104.7009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N414EX-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-51C (registry code 1384015, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-51c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72751C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971001029349A

## Narrative

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

TAXIING OUT OF CARGO AREA, STRUCK BY AN EMPLOYEE BUS.

## 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 FTW98FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA001), Oct 1, 1997: Boeing 727-51C (N414EX), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the bus driver to yield the right of way to oncoming traffic due to his inadequate visual lookout. Factors were visibility restrictions, inadequate driver training by management, and the…

## Other reports on N414EX (2)

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

- [Incident 19970727036139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970727036139I), Jul 27, 1997: Boeing 72751C (N414EX), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: on July 27, 1997, at 05:39 local time, under VMC conditions, N414EX, B-727, operated by ryan international airlines for emery (under contract with…
- [Incident 19860707057949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860707057949I), Jul 7, 1986: Boeing 72751C (N414EX), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Turbine blade failure on takeoff. Safe landing made. Turbine blades exited exhaust area onto runway.

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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