# NTSB NYC75AN068: Boeing 727, N473DA, Flushing, NY, November 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1974
- Place: Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
- Location: 40.7654° N, 73.8174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flushing, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7654&lon=-73.8174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 53 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141160
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0038  74/11/25   FLUSHING,NY         BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2250                    N473DA              PX-  0  0 46                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA GUARDIA
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ATLANTA,GA                  BOSTON,MASS                  FLUSHING,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        REMARKS- ACFT BEING PUSHED BACK FOR ENG START.TAIL HIT OTHER ACFT PARKED AT GATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N473DA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N473DA-1989-07-27), registration cancelled 1989-07-27, S/N 20750 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (registry code 1384082) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: La Guardia

## Other investigations on N473DA (2)

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.

- [NTSB DCA88MA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88MA072), Aug 31, 1988: Boeing 727-232 (N473DA), Dallas/Ft Worth, TX, destroyed, 14 fatal. Probable cause: (1) THE CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER'S INADEQUATE COCKPIT DISCIPLINE WHICH RESULTED IN THE FLIGHTCREW'S ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF WITHOUT THE WING FLAPS AND SLATS PROPERLY CONFIGURED; AND (2) THE FAILURE OF…
- [NTSB NYC77IA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77IA025), Dec 27, 1976: Boeing 727 (N473DA), Bangor, ME, incident, minor damage

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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