What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 9/2/2025, privacy data omitted, a B737-824, operating as privacy data omitted San Francisco International Airport (sfo) – denver international airport (den) was being pushed back from gate D16 when the left-hand horizontal stabilizer made contact with a stationary privacy data omitted, a B737-9 max, parked at gate E5. privacy data omitted Was boarding at the moment of impact and was operating as privacy data omitted, San Francisco International Airport (sfo)- boston logan international airport (bos). The left-hand horizontal stabilizer from privacy data omitted struck the right-hand horizontal stabilizer and the empennage of privacy data omitted. Both aircraft received substantial damage to the corresponding horizontal stabilizer. No injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
ON 9/2/2025, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A B737-824, OPERATING AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SFO) – DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DEN) WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FROM GATE D16 WHEN THE LEFT-HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER MADE CONTACT WITH A STATIONARY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A B737-9 MAX, PARKED AT GATE E5. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS BOARDING AT THE MOMENT OF IMPACT AND WAS OPERATING AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SFO)- BOSTON LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BOS). THE LEFT-HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK THE RIGHT-HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND THE EMPENNAGE OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. BOTH AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE CORRESPONDING HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
Other aircraft in the event · 1
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