- Date
- June 15, 1973
- Place
- Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
- Injuries
- 96 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- HP-IDKDouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 189806
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-0002 73/6/15 BOSTON,MASS DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 11 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 1955 HP-IDK PX- 0 0 85 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTL OPERATOR - SWISS AIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOSTON,MASS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: TAXIWAY LIGHTING AND MARKING REMARKS- PLT MISTOOK NEW PAINTED TAXIWAY BOUNDARY LINE FOR CENTERLINE WHICH WAS WORN.HIT L-188 N5504,SUBSTL
Aircraft
- Registration
- HP-IDK
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Logan Intl