- Date
- April 22, 2013, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Melbourne, Australia
- Injuries
- 146 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N119UABoeing 747-400
- Defining event
- Taxi: Ground collision
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 86708
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 747-400 that occurred on April 22, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the ATSB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the ATSB. Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) P.O. Box 967, Civic Square Canberra A.C.T. 2608 Australia Tel.: (61) 2 6230-4408 Website: http://www.atsb.gov.au
Aircraft
- Registration
- N119UA
- Reported as
- Boeing 747-400
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28812
- Engines
- P&W PW4000 SER, 60,000 lbs thrust, turbo fanP&W PW4000 SER, 60,000 lbs thrust, turbo fanP&W PW4000 SER, 60,000 lbs thrust, turbo fanP&W PW4000 SER, 60,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Registered owner
- United Air Lines Inc