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| Date: | Thursday 20 April 1989 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-235 |
| Owner/operator: | Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) |
| Registration: | N4743 |
| MSN: | 19463/552 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 727 was parked on stand J 10, with only the flight engineer and the cabin attendants on board. The engines were not running and the planned departure time was 1025 hrs. A single deck coach, which had just delivered a crew to their aircraft parked on the adjacent Stand J 8, was executing a U-turn to pass between the two aircraft when it struck the port wingtip of the 727. No injuries were sustained by the occupants of the aircraft, but the driver of the bus sustained cuts to his right hand and suffered from shock. The aircraft was substantially damaged.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f10ce5274a1314000341/Boeing_B727-235__N4743PA_07-89.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6496471 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 November 1986 | N4743 | Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) | 0 | Tampa International Airport, FL (TPA) |  |
sub |
| Collision with other aircraft on apron | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2025 17:57 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 23-Mar-2025 17:58 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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