Serious incident Boeing 767-231 N605TW, Wednesday 2 November 1983

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Date:	Wednesday 2 November 1983
Time:	08:10 LT
Type:	Boeing 767-231
Owner/operator:	Trans World Airlines - TWA
Registration:	N605TW
MSN:	22568/33
Engine model:	UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 104
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Category:	Serious incident
Location:	San Francisco, CA - United States of America
Phase:	Pushback / towing
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	San Francisco, CA (SFO
Destination airport:	St Louis, MO (KSTL)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
DURING PUSHBACK THE RIGHT WINGTIP OF THE BOEING 767 STRUCK THE RUDDER OF A DOUGLAS DC-9 PARKED AT THE ADJACENT GATE. THE B-767 WAS BEING PUSHED BACK BY TWO MECHANICS, ONE ON THETUG & ONE UNDER THE LEFT WING.

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