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.
(-23) Continental flight 420 while taxiing into gate a in bos struck a catering truck with its left wingtip. There was one injury to a catering employee. No passengers or crew members were injured. It was determined that a B-737-700 had never taxied into gate a with a catering truck positioned to service an aircraft on gate b.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) CONTINENTAL FLIGHT 420 WHILE TAXIING INTO GATE A IN BOS STRUCK A CATERING TRUCK WITH ITS LEFT WINGTIP. THERE WAS ONE INJURY TO A CATERING EMPLOYEE. NO PASSENGERS OR CREW MEMBERS WERE INJURED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A B-737-700 HAD NEVER TAXIED INTO GATE A WITH A CATERING TRUCK POSITIONED TO SERVICE AN AIRCRAFT ON GATE B.
Other reports on N13720 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.