# NTSB NYC70I0050: Sud Aviatio NSE 21, N1015U, Philadelphia, PA, November 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1969
- Place: Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 67 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147177
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70I0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70I0050

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0048   69/11/6   PHILADELPHIA,PA     DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1920                    N8209U              PX-  0  0 30                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0 34                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INTERNATIONAL
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,PA             SEATTLE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0048   69/11/6   PHILADELPHIA,PA     SUD AVIATIO NSE 21  CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1920                    N1015U              PX-  0  0 31                            44, 12783 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0 33                            2482 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INTERNATIONAL
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,PA             BUFFALO,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1015U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1015U-1970-11-16), registration cancelled 1970-11-16, S/N 100 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUD AVIATIO NSE 21
- Registry model: [Sud SE 210 CARAVELLE VIR](https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-se-210-caravelle-vir) (registry code 8680206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: International

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: N8209U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: International

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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