Boeing 727 N254US
11 July 1988 · St Paul, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 July 1988 at about 22:37 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N254US, operated by Northwest Airlines, was involved in an accident near St Paul, Minnesota, United States. 93 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 22:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St Paul, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Minneapolis - St Paul (MSP)
- Coordinates
- 44.8800, -93.1996
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N254US
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Northwest Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Indianapolis
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI88FA163
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
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
AFTER PUSH BACK FROM THE GATE, THE CAPTAIN RECEIVED AN UNRESTRICTED TAXI CLEARANCE & ELECTED TO TAXI TO THE NORTH SIDE OF A CONSTRUCTION AREA. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT WING OF THE ACFT STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE IN A NONMOVEMENT AREA, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE CAPT STATED THAT THE LACK OF INFORMATION IN THE FORM OF NOTAMS, LACK OF SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS FROM GROUND CONTROL AND LACK OF SIGNS AROUND THE CONSTRUCTION SITE, LEAD TO HIS DECISION TO TAXI ALONG THAT ROUTE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1988 | Boeing 727-100 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Connie Kallitta Services | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1988 | Boeing 727-200 | St. Thomas | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1988 | Boeing 727-232 | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 14 |
| 26 Dec 1988 | Boeing 727-25 | Morgantown, West Virginia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1988 | Boeing 727-232 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1988 | Boeing 727-290 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172L | Buffalo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172 | Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, United States | Marcel D. Vaudrin | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-28-181 | Mankato, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1988 | Cessna 120 | St Peter, Minnesota, United States | Randell Goebel | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-24-180 | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | IRA Hanson | Serious injuries | - |