Boeing 727-200 N705AA
26 December 1987 · San Juan · No injuries
Summary
On 26 December 1987 at about 15:35 local time, a Boeing 727-200 registered N705AA, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident near San Juan. 200 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Juan
- Nearest airport
- Luis Muniz Marin Int'l (SJU)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-200
- Registration
- N705AA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Miami
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA88LA075
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
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
N705AA WAS NUMBER TWO IN POSITION FOR TAKEOFF BEHIND N893AA. N705AA RECEIVED TAKEOFF CLEARANCE FIRST AND AS IT BEGAN TO TAXI TO THE RUNWAY IT'S LEFT WING TIP STRUCK AND PASSED UNDER THE RIGHT WING TIP OF N893AA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 727-200 727-200 | N705AA | American Airlines, Inc. | Substantial |
| Boeing 727-223 727-223 | N893AA | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor |
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1987 | Boeing 727-251 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1987 | Boeing 727 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Eastern Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1987 | Boeing 727-214 | St Croix | Pan American World Airways | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1987 | Boeing 727-223 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1987 | Boeing 727-231 | Miami, Florida, United States | Trans World Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1987 | Boeing 727-247 | Calgary, Canada | Western Airlines | No injuries | - |