- Date
- March 10, 1987, 19:14 local (Mar 11, 1987, 00:14 UTC)
- Place
- Jamaica, NY
- Injuries
- 127 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N802EABoeing 727-225A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870310021219I
- Case key
- 30527
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On ground/water collision with object
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Analysis
As EA32 taxied from a stopped position on taxiway na between the outer and inner to the eastern ramp, a U.S. Postal tractor with an empty box traveling NE failed to yield to the aircraft and they collided on the service road and taxiway na.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N802EA
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-225A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- QA668
- Airframe hours
- 19,862
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-9, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Eastern Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Connecticut National Bank
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- TPA · Tampa, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- JFK · John F. Kennedy Int'L
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,320 total · 70 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.