- Date
- September 20, 1983, 20:25 local (Sep 21, 1983, 00:25 UTC)
- Place
- Boston, MA
- Injuries
- 12 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N50RPde Havilland DHC-6
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830920066289I
- Case key
- 35140
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Propeller blast or jet exhaust/suction
Wing,wingtip - buckled
Visual lookout - inadequate
Landing gear,wheel - separation
Atc clearance - not obtained
Wing - buckled
Miscellaneous - prematureCause
Analysis
The acft encountered jet blast while taxiing behind a L-1011 acft which had not yet received taxi clearance & was still attached to the tug when the pass began.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50RP
- Reported as
- de Havilland DHC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 295
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-27, 620 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Precision Airline
- Registered owner
- 515 Leasing US, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- BOS · Logan Int 1.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,200 total · 2,030 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 200° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Observed at
- BOS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.