- Date
- January 25, 1977
- Place
- Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Injuries
- 75 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4620Boeing 727N7598ABoeing 707
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156881
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0002 77/1/25 JAMAICA,NY BOEING 707 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2205 N7598A PX- 0 0 24 52, 19000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 44 600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - J F KENNEDY INTL OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JAMAICA,NY TORONTO,CANADA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY REMARKS- ACFT CLEARED FOR TAXI.TAXIWAYS ICE/SNOW COVERED.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0002 77/1/25 JAMAICA,NY BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 6 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2205 N4620 PX- 0 0 38 34, 7968 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 31 2285 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - J F KENNEDY INTL OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP JAMAICA,NY JAMAICA,NY WASHINGTON,DC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY REMARKS- ACFT CLEARED FOR TAXI.TAXIWAYS ICE/SNOW COVERED.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N4620
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- J F Kennedy Intl
- Registration
- N7598A
- Reported as
- Boeing 707
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- J F Kennedy Intl
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