Boeing 727-31H N840TW
23 May 1983 · Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 May 1983 at about 21:45 local time, a Boeing 727-31H registered N840TW was involved in an incident near Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States. 25 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-31H
- Registration
- N840TW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Colorado Spring → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN83IA119
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE STARTING TO TAXI FROM THE GATE FOR DEPARTURE, THE ACFTSTRUCK THE JETWAY WITH THE LEFT WING. THE CAPTIAN STATED THAT HE WAS FOLLOWING THE GROUND GUIDE. THE GROUND GUIDE STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD GUIDED AN ACFT & HE HAD NEVER RECIEVED ANY TRAINING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1983 | Boeing 727-223B | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1983 | Boeing 727-100 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1983 | Boeing 727-200 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1983 | Boeing 727-222 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Boeing 727-231A | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1983 | Boeing 727-200 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Alaska Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1983 | Taylorcraft BC12D | Vernon, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft C-23 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Cessna 188A | Burlington, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1983 | Cessna 172 | Salida, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1983 | Cessna 182P | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | Travis AFB Aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1983 | Mooney M20J | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |