Boeing 747-400 DABVN
23 April 2006 · Denver, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 April 2006 at about 22:33 local time, a Boeing 747-400 registered DABVN was involved in an incident near Denver, Colorado, United States. 401 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:33
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Denver International (DEN)
- Coordinates
- 39.8617, -104.6731
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747-400
- Registration
- DABVN
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Frankfurt → Denver
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN06IA068
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 401 |
Probable cause
The ground crew's failure to retract the adjacent jetway and to verify the airplane's clearance with the jetway as it taxied.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The Boeing 747-400 was taxiing to the gate following landing. The adjacent jetway had not been retracted completely after it was last used. As the airplane approached its jetway, the airplane's number 1 engine struck the adjacent jetway causing scraping, dents, and puncture damage to the engine nacelle.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 747 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2006 | Boeing 747 | Istanbul, Turkey | Cargolux | Unknown | - |
| 17 Jul 2006 | Boeing 747-200F | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Atlas Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 2006 | Boeing 747-436 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 2006 | Boeing 747-228F | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 2006 | Boeing 747-400 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 2006 | Boeing 747-4Q8 | London, United Kingdom | Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd | Unknown | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 2006 | Boeing 737-824 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Continental Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2006 | Aviat PITTS S-2B | Severance, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 2006 | McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 2006 | Malott MUSTANG II | Peyton, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2006 | Rolladen-Schneider LS-3 | Buena Vista, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 2006 | Cessna T210G | Delta, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |