Accident Boeing 767-223ER N328AA, Monday 9 April 2001

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Date:	Monday 9 April 2001
Time:	08:00 LT
Type:	Boeing 767-223ER
Owner/operator:	American Airlines
Registration:	N328AA
MSN:	30775/665
Total airframe hrs:	861 hours
Engine model:	CFMI CFM56-7B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 122
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) - United States of America
Phase:	Taxi
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS)
Destination airport:	New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:

Probable Cause: The Boeing 767 captain's misjudgment of the distance between his airplane and the stationary Boeing 737, which resulted in a ground collision. A factor was sunglare.

Accident investigation: