Boeing 727-224 incident near Kansas City, Missouri, March 20, 1984
On March 20, 1984 at about 5:20 pm local time, a Boeing 727-224, registered N88706, suffered minor damage in an incident near Kansas City, Missouri (International airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 77 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 20, 1984 · about 5:20 pm local time
- Place
- Kansas City, Missouri · International · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 77 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-224 · all 727-224s on the register
- Registration
- N88706 · no longer on the register · serial 19797
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE TAXIING TO RWY 01 FOR TAKEOFF, THE PLT NOTICED A SNOW REMOVAL VEHICLE OPERATING IN REVERSE, APPROACHING HIS ACFT. HE TRIED TO MANEUVER TO THE RT TO AVOID A COLLISION BUT THE SNOW REMOVAL VEHICLE STRUCK THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LT WING. THE DRIVER OF THE SNOW REMOVAL VEHICLE STATED THERE WAS CONDENSATION ON THE WINDOWS OF THE CAB AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,726 hours in all; 3,388 in this make and model; 197 in the last 90 days; 73 in the last 30 days; 2,476 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 50,318 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, March 20, 1984
- Maximum gross weight: 142,000 lb
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W JT8D-9A (turbojet); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: DEN Denver CO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 280° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 30°F (-1°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:45 pm from MCI
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 7 | |||
| Passengers | 70 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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