NTSB -- NTSB INVESTIGATING TAXIWAY COLLISION AT BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT

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NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

July 15, 2011

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NTSB INVESTIGATING TAXIWAY COLLISION AT BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT

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The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an

investigation into last night's collision of two jetliners

on a taxiway at Boston Logan Airport.

On July 14, 2011, about 7:33 P.M. EDT, a Delta Air Lines

B767-300ER, N185DN, operating as Delta flight 266, was

taxiing on taxiway B for departure on runway 04 at Boston

Logan International Airport (BOS), when its left winglet

struck the horizontal stabilizer of an Atlantic Southeast

Airlines CRJ900, N132EV, operating as ASA flight 4904, which

was number three in line on taxiway M waiting for departure

on runway 09.

As the B767 approached and passed the intersection with

taxiway M, the left winglet of the B767 struck the

horizontal tail of the CRJ900. The CRJ900 sustained

substantial damage, which included damage to the horizontal

tail and vertical tail; the airplane lost fluid in all three

hydraulic systems. Parts of the B767 winglet were sheared

off and embedded in the tail of the CRJ900. The passengers

on the CRJ900 were deplaned on the taxiway, and the B767

taxied back to the terminal.

Flight data recorders from both airplanes are en route to

NTSB headquarters. Air Safety Investigator Dan Bower is the

Investigator-In-Charge. Parties to the investigation include

Delta Air Lines, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, the Federal

Aviation Administration, and the Air Line Pilots

Association.

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peter.knudson@xxxxxxxx

202-314-6100

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