- Date
- June 21, 1979
- Place
- Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N422BNBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790621016999I
- Case key
- 135560
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0011 79/6/21 DENVER,CO BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 6 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1210 N422BN PX- 0 0 0 UNK/NR, 5500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DENVER,CO UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- WINGTIP STRUCK BACKHOE PARKED NEAR TAXIWAY.NUMBER OF PAX NOT REPORTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N422BN
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Stapleton
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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