- Date
- November 26, 1985, 18:45 local (Nov 27, 1985, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Casper, WY
- Injuries
- 111 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N7011UBoeing 727-100
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 16864
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft was parked at gate awaiting departure. A bus used to shuttle flt crews around the ramp arrived at flt 855 to deliver a flt attendant. The driver was backing away from acft when the left side to bus contacted rt wing tip. Damage was limited to wing tip cap and aileron skin.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7011U
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-100
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-9, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- United Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Destination
- SFO · San Francisco, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CPR · Natrona County Int'L
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
Other investigations on N7011U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.