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Boeing 727-222 N7298U

9 January 1989 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 January 1989 at about 16:58 local time, a Boeing 727-222 registered N7298U was involved in an incident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 441 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:58
Classification
Incident
Location
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Anchorage (ANC)
Coordinates
61.1594, -149.9904
Aircraft
Boeing 727-222
Registration
N7298U
Category
Airplane
Engines
3
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Seattle
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC89IA032

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
441 0 0 0 441

Probable cause

IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE 727 ON THE RAMP AND THE FAILURE OF THE 747 CREW TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE UNITED AIRLINES BOEING 727 WAS PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE, AND WAS PARKED ON THE NONMOVEMENT AREA OF THE RAMP. A KOREAN AIRLINES BOEING 747 WAS TAXIING WEST ON THE TAXIWAY, WHEN THE B-747'S RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK THE LOWER RUDDER ON THE B-737. THE B-747 WAS 3 FEET OFF THE CENTER LINE TAXIWAY; THE B-727 WAS PUSHED BACK AWAY FROM THE GATE AND WAS PARKED. THE TAIL SECTION OF THE B-727 WAS INSIDE THE TAXI ZONE WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Boeing 727-222 727-222 N7298U - Minor
Boeing 747 747 7464 Korean Airlines Minor

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