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| Date: | Wednesday 14 October 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-251 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela |
| Registration: | N280US |
| MSN: | 21159/1179 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Caracas-Simon Bolivar Airport -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A 727 for Aeropostal was parked when the 727 rolled next to some Shorts SC.7 Skyvans and a Cessna 310. The Shorts SC.7 Skyvans were destroyed and the Cessna was substantially damaged.
Sources:
Scramble 238 (p. 39)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 January 1990 | N280US | Northwest Airlines | 0 | over Madison, Florida |  |
sub |
| 4 January 1990 | N2280 | Northwest Airlines | 0 | Madison, FL | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2022 14:54 | PolandMoment | Added |
| 10-Apr-2022 07:24 | PolandMoment | Updated [Total occupants, Damage, ] |
| 12-Apr-2022 06:24 | PolandMoment | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
| 12-Apr-2022 06:24 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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