# NTSB MKC82DA002: Boeing 727, N8142N, St Louis, MO, October 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1981
- Place: St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 49 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126674
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0021  81/10/12   ST LOUIS,MO         BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0837                    N8142N              PX-  0  0 43                            46, 10216 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            616 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT-ST LOUIS
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NE                    ST LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
        REMARKS- R WING TIP STRUCK DUMP TRUCK PARKED NR CONSTRUCTION AREA ON R SIDE OF TAXILANE IN CONGESTED AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8142N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19811012085879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811012085879I), Oct 12, 1981: Boeing 72725, St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. Wing tip struct and overturned a dump truck while taxiing to ramp. Impact severly damaged wing. Construction area.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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