# Accident 20010409006379A: Boeing 737832, Boston, MA, April 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2001, 08:02 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 42.3642° N, 71.0050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3642&lon=-71.0050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3731T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3731T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-832 (registry code 13844CF, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-832) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737832
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010409006379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 1547, BOS-MC0, A B767-223 TAXIING ON TAXIWAY DELTA TO RUNWAY 27, STRUCK DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT 1823, BOS-LGA, A B737-832, WHICH WAS STOPPED ON BY-PASS TAXIWAY D-1 DUE TO A GROUND STOP TO ITS DESTINATION. THE RIGHT WINGTIP OF THE B767 STRUCK THE LEFT REAR HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR OF THE B737 A/C. THE B767 RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THEB737 RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SPAR.

## 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 NYC01LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA094), Apr 9, 2001: Boeing 737-832 (N3731T), Boston, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Boeing 767 captain's misjudgment of the distance between his airplane and the stationary Boeing 737, which resulted in a ground collision. A factor was sunglare.

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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