- Date
- December 26, 1987, 11:35 local (15:35 UTC)
- Place
- San Juan, PR
- Injuries
- 200 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19871226074841A19871226074842A
- Case key
- 32117
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
N705AA was number two in position for takeoff behind N893AA. N705AA received takeoff clearance first and as it began to taxi to the runway it's left wing tip struck and passed under the right wing tip of N893AA.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N705AA
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22462
- Engine
- P&W JT8D, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- First Security Bank Of Utah
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Destination
- MIA · Miami, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SJU · Luis Muniz Marin Int'L
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N893AA
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-223
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22009
- Engine
- P&W JT8D, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Destination
- ORD · Chicago, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SJU · Luis Muniz Marin Int'L
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N705AA
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 20,000 total · 8,000 in this make and model
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N893AA
- Age
- 39
- Certificates
- Flight engineer, Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,357 total · 5,375 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 13 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJU
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.