Jets crash on Logan taxiway

Bille said when he looked out the window he could see one of the wings was badly damaged. He said crew members on the plane tried to calm those who were crying and screaming.

William Robb of Chapel Hill, N.C., 42, who was on the smaller jet, Atlantic Southeast Flight 4904 heading to Raleigh-Durham, said, “It felt like being in a car wreck. The back of the plane got knocked from left to right, about 10 feet.’’

It was unclear last night how the crash happened, and authorities were unable to provide additional details. The incident was under investigation.

A Boston Emergency Medical Services ambulance transported one woman with minor neck injuries to Massachusetts General Hospital.

Jim Peters, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman, said Delta Flight 266, a Boeing 767, was taxiing for departure at about 7:40 p.m., when the left wing hit the Canadair Regional Jet 900, which had 74 passengers and three crew members aboard. There were 204 passengers and 11 crew on the flight to Amsterdam.

The planes were on taxiways that run nearly perpendicular to each other. The larger plane was moving; the Atlantic Southeast flight was stationary. The Atlantic Southeast flight was operated by Delta.

It was not clear last night how much damage either plane sustained.

“We’re sending somebody to begin the investigation,’’ Peters said.

In a recording of air traffic control communications posted last night on LiveATC.net, a pilot in the larger jet could be heard telling the controller that his aircraft just struck the smaller one.

“Did he hit you with his tail - with his wing?’’ the controller asked a pilot in the Atlantic Southeast plane.

“Absolutely he did,’’ the pilot responded. We’re holding.’’

When the controller asked the pilot in the larger plane to taxi back to the terminal, he said, “We’d prefer the trucks just come out and take a look before we move.’’

After doing a systems check, the pilot on the smaller plane reported it had lost its hydraulic system and had limited braking abilities. He told controllers he could not taxi back to the terminal.