- Date
- November 10, 1983, 05:37 local (11:37 UTC)
- Place
- St. Louis, MO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N436EXBoeing 727-15C
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831110069039I
- Case key
- 33570
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Analysis
The pilot reported that after engine start the acft was directed by the tower to taxi for takeoff. The marshaller motioned him forward and he advanced the power to 65 percent to break away and then reduced it to idle. At no time was the pilot advised that an acft was behind him. The exhaust of the jet engine lifted the wing of a Cessna 206 which was taxiing behind the Boeing 727. The right wing struck the ground sustaining minor damage. The crew of the Boeing 727 was unaware of what had happened.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N436EX
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-15C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19289
- Airframe hours
- 1,242
- Engine
- P&W JT&D-7B, 17,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- International Air Services Co.
- Registered owner
- Emery Aircraft Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Destination
- OKC · Oklahoma City, OK
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- STL · Lambert Field
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
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,550 total · 2,525 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 220° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.