- Date
- March 20, 1984, 11:20 local (17:20 UTC)
- Place
- Kansas City, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 77 uninjured; on the ground: 1 minor
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N88706Boeing 727-224
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840320012799I
- Case key
- 33573
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While taxiing to rwy 01 for takeoff, the plt noticed a snow removal vehicle operating in reverse, approaching his acft. He tried to maneuver to the rt to avoid a collision but the snow removal vehicle struck the leading edge of the lt wing. The driver of the snow removal vehicle stated there was condensation on the windows of the cab at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88706
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-224
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19797
- Airframe hours
- 50,318
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-9A, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Continental Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Unknown · March 20, 1984
- Destination
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MCI · International
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,726 total · 3,388 in this make and model · 2,476 as pilot in command · 197 in the last 90 days · 73 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.