Boeing 727-200 N6815A
24 October 1985 · Oakland, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 October 1985 at about 14:00 local time, a Boeing 727-200 registered N6815A was involved in an incident near Oakland, California, United States. 90 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 14:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Oakland, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Oakland (OAK)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-200
- Registration
- N6815A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Chicago
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- LAX86IA021
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
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
ON OCTOBER 24, 1985, AN AMERICAN AIRLINES 727 COLLIDED WITH A PARKED UNITED AIRLINES 727 DURING A POWER BACK OPERATION AT OAKLAND, CA. IMC EXISTED AT THE TIME WITH VISIBILITY LIMITED TO 0 FT DUE TO FOG. THE AA AC SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO ITS LEFT WING AND THE UA AC RECIEVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ITS TR WG. AA HAD TWO WING WALKERS AND A LEAD WALKER POSITIONED AT THE NOSE OF THE AA AC. THE LEAD PERSON STATED HER GOGGLES HAD FOGGED OVER AND COULDN'T CLEARLY SEE THE OTHER WING WALKERS. ADDTIONALLY, THE WANDS USED BY LEAD AND THE LT WING WALKER WERE INOPERATIVE. ACCORDING TO OTHER WITNESSES, LEAD DID NOT SEE THE STOP SIGNAL GIVEN BY THE LEFT WING WALKER. LEAD SAID SHE THOUGHT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1985 | Boeing 727-200 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1985 | Boeing 727-225 | Richmond, Virginia, United States | Eastern Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1985 | Boeing 727-225 | La Paz, Bolivia | - | Fatal | 29 |
| 8 Nov 1985 | Boeing 727-23 | Bellevue, Nebraska, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1985 | Boeing 727-200B | Mexico City, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1985 | Boeing 727-223 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | American Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1985 | Mooney M20C | Apple Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1985 | Cessna 152 | Shafter, California, United States | Air Center International, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 150 | Banning, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1985 | Rotorway EXECUTIVE | El Monte, California, United States | Frank Louis Lillo | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-30 | Death Valley, California, United States | Underwood Assoc. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1985 | Cessna 414 | Eagle Mountain, California, United States | - | Unknown | - |