Estado: | 5 |
Fecha: | miércoles 14 junio 2000 |
Hora: | 17:00 |
Tipo: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-81 (MD-81) |
Operador: | Continental Air Lines |
Registración: | N16884 |
Numéro de série: | 48074/1026 |
Año de Construcción: | 1981-08-25 (18 years 10 months) |
Horas Totales de la Célula: | 45834 |
Ciclos: | 36189 |
Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-217 |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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Fase: | En Espera (STD) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR), Estados Unidos de América |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW), Estados Unidos de América |
Número de Vuelo: | 481 |
Descripción:During an engine test run at gate C115, the empty aircraft ran forward and collided with terminal C. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was prepared for the 1st flight of the day and 6 cleaners were aboard the plane.
Fuentes:
» CNN
» JACDEC
» Tommy Maurer
Fotos

accident date:
14-06-2000type: McDonnell Douglas MD-81
registration: N16884
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Newark International Airport, NJ to Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI as the crow flies is 778 km (486 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.