Boeing 747-238 GVOIG
11 August 1992 · Newark, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 August 1992 at about 19:25 local time, a Boeing 747-238 registered GVOIG, operated by Virgin Atlantic Airways, Ltd., was involved in an accident near Newark, New Jersey, United States. 361 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newark International (EWR)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747-238
- Registration
- GVOIG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Virgin Atlantic Airways, Ltd.
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- London → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC92LA157
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 361 |
Probable cause
THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY'S FAILURE TO ASSURE ADEQUATE OBSTACLE CLEARANCE FOR AIRCRAFT MANUEVERING AROUND THE RAMP AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AFTER LANDING THE CREW WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO A HOLDING AREA KNOWN AS 'YANKEE AIRCRAFT PARKING' TO AWAIT A GATE ASSIGNMENT. WHILE MANEUVERING INTO PARKING SPACE NO.4, THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK A LIGHT POLE, SEVERING A 6 FT SECTION. A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR WITH ANOTHER BOEING 747. THE PORT AUTHORITY SUBSEQUENTLY RESTRICTED THE USE OF PARKING SPACE NO.4 AREA T0 NARROWBODY AIRCRAFT ONLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1992 | Boeing 747-123 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | United Parcel Service | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1992 | Boeing 747-287 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Aerolineas Argentinas | Unknown | - |
| 23 Aug 1992 | Boeing 747-300 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Korean Airlines | Fatal | - |
| 9 Jan 1992 | Boeing 747-100 | Narita, Japan | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1991 | Boeing 747-400 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | KLM Royal Dutch Airline | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1993 | Boeing 747-200 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 1992 | Hughes 369D | Edison, New Jersey, United States | Sun DUN Inc. of Washington | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Oct 1992 | Cessna 150 | Princeton, New Jersey, United States | John Chang (Partnership) | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1992 | Cessna 150L | Linden, New Jersey, United States | Linden Air Services Corp | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1992 | Cessna 172P | Princeton, New Jersey, United States | Raritan Valley Flying School | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Nov 1992 | Let LF-13 | Readington, New Jersey, United States | Central Jersey Soaring Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1992 | Cessna 182 | Readington, New Jersey, United States | Blue Sky Aviation Assoc. Inc. | No injuries | - |