# Incident 19981223043489I: Boeing 72776, Indianapolis, IN, December 23, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1998, 11:20 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RYNA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721JE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N721JE-2012-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-76 (registry code 1384016, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72776
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981223043489I

## Narrative

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

(-5)TAXIING FROM BOX 4 AT THE POSTAL RAMP TO SPOT F-4, WHICH IS ON THE S SIDE OF THE RAMP. THE MARSHALLER WAS DIRECTING CAPT HOLTACKERS TO MOVE OFF THE CENTER LINC TOWARDS THE GRASS. THE CAPT REFUSED AND WAS WAVED OFF THE MAKE ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO PARK.  THE SECOND ATTEMPT RESULTED IN THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CAPT REFUSING TO FAN DANGEROUSLLY CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY.  THE MARSHALLER THEN DIRECTED THE FLIGHT TO MAKE A TURN WITHIN THE ROW AND WHEN THEY STARTED TO MOVE THE JET BLAST MOVED A CARGO CONTAINER INJURING TWO PEOPLE.  THE CAPT STATED THAT AT NO TIME WAS EXCESSIVE THRUST USED.

## Other reports on N721JE (1)

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

- [Incident 19860614056519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860614056519I), Jun 14, 1986: Boeing 72776 (N721JE), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Engine vibration during climb. Returned after dumping fuel. Suspect bird strike number 3 engine.

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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