- Date
- August 12, 1972
- Place
- Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Injuries
- 102 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8016NBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168747
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0036 72/8/12 TAMPA,FLA BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 6 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1425 N8016N PX- 0 0 96 42, 5039 TOTAL HOURS, 725 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMPA INTL OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA TAMPA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUCTIONS-MISINTERPRETED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY REMARKS- TAXIED TO WRONG GATE FRM LDG.WING HIT JETWAY TAXIING AWAY FRM GATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8016N
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Tampa Intl