Incident Boeing 737-8EH (WL) PR-GGD, Tuesday 4 March 2014
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Date:Tuesday 4 March 2014
Time:c. 23:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic B738 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-8EH (WL)
Owner/operator:Gol Linhas Aéreas
Registration: PR-GGD
MSN: 34275/2588
Year of manufacture:2008
Engine model:CFMI CFM56-7B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 182
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Incident
Location:Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA (AEP/SABE) -   Argentina
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA (AEP/SABE)
Destination airport:São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR)
Investigating agency: JIAAC
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A LAN Argentina Airbus A320 had arrived at Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA (AEP) from Tucumán as flight 4157.
It was taxiing into position at gate 19 when it collided with a GOL Boeing 737-8EH (WL) (PR-GGD) that was leaving the stand to return to Sao Paulo as flight G3-7685.
The left hand winglet of the Boeing 737 sliced through the right hand elevator of the Airbus. The top part of the winglet broke off and a part of the elevator also separated.

A similar incident happened in February 2012 when the winglet of a GOL B737-800 struck the APU of a LAN Argentina A320 at Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: JIAAC
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.aeropuertosarg.com.ar/2014/03/fotos-incidente-entre-b737-800-de-gol-y-a320-de-lan-en-el-aeroparque/
Similar February 2012 incident
https://jiaac.gob.ar/files/10414.pdf

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

16 July 2018 PR-GGD Gol Linhas Aéreas 0 Belo Horizonte-Tancredo Neves International Airport, MG (CNF) sub
24 February 2021 PR-GGD Gol Linhas Aéreas 0 São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR) min

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Mar-2014 18:48 harro Added
05-Mar-2014 19:01 harro Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ]
17-Jul-2020 14:25 KagurazakaHanayo Updated [Total occupants, Source, ]
17-Jul-2020 14:26 harro Updated [Source, Accident report, ]

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