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WIRE:06/14/2000 07:36:00 ET Continental plane lurches forward, crashes through terminal wall NEWARK, N.J. (AP) _ A Continental Airlines jet at Newark International Airport unexpectedly lurched forward Wednesday morning, crashing into the terminal and slightly injuring six maintenance workers.

The accident happened around 5 a.m. in Terminal C, according to police at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport. Images from television helicopters showed the nose of the plane jutting into the terminal wall.

No passengers were aboard the plane at the time of the accident, police said.

Port Authority spokesmen did not immediately return calls seeking further detail.

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20000614_531.html

-- (Dee360Degree@aol.com), June 14, 2000

Answers

Thanks, Dee. I'm finding more on it tonight. A strange one.

yahoo

Wednesday June 14 9:34 AM ET

Plane Rolls Through Windows at Newark Terminal

NEWARK, N.J. (Reuters) - A parked Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL - news) passenger plane lurched through a wall and glass windows at Newark International Airport on Wednesday in a freak accident that caused minor injuries to six cleaners, officials said.

No crew or passengers were on board the MD-80 aircraft when it suddenly moved forward at 4:50 A.M. EDT (0850 GMT) while mechanics were attempting routine overnight engine inspection, Continental Airlines spokeswoman Sarah Anthony said.

``One of the engines fired up (turned on) and the aircraft surged forward, hitting the terminal,'' the spokeswoman said. ''We don't know the extent of the damage at this point. ... The aircraft was lodged in the building.''

Six cleaners were slightly injured in the accident, said Continental Airlines and an airport spokesman.

The aircraft was parked at terminal C when ``for an undetermined reason the plane lurched forward and crashed through the wall at gate 114,'' said Airport spokesman Steve Coleman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

National Transportation Safety Board officials were investigating the accident, Coleman said.

(and quite the photo at this site)

CNN

Plane pierces terminal wall at Newark airport

No passengers on board Continental jet

June 14, 2000 Web posted at: 7:32 a.m. EDT (1132 GMT)

NEWARK, New Jersey (CNN) -- A parked Continental Airlines MD-80 airplane lurched forward unexpectedly Wednesday morning at Newark International Airport, causing the nose of the plane to poke through a terminal wall. Police said six maintenance workers were slightly injured.

No passengers were on board the plane when the incident occurred at Terminal C about 5 a.m.

Police had no details on why the plane lurched forward. No information on possible flight disruptions because of the incident were available.

-- Rachel Gibson (rgibson@hotmail.com), June 15, 2000.