# NTSB NYC77FA029: Boeing 727, N4620, Jamaica, NY, January 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1977
- Place: Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 75 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FA029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA029

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 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.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 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 1

- Registration: N4620 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: J F Kennedy Intl

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N7598A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7598A-1982-04-14), registration cancelled 1982-04-14, S/N 19518 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-323C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-323c) (registry code 138367D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: J F Kennedy Intl

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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