# Incident 19780124004839I: Bac 111/, Jamaica, NY, January 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1978, 21:00 local time
- Place: Jamaica, NY
- Airport: Jfk International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BAC 111/
- People aboard: 66
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780124004839I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT STRUCK BY TRACTOR ON WINGTIP AT GATE. POSSIBLE INABILITY TO SEE WINGTIP BY DRIVER DUE TO VERY BRIGHT LIGHT

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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