# Incident 19780406008129I: Bac 111/, New York, NY, April 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1978, 08:00 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Laguardia International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1135J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1135J-1996-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British BAC 1-11 203/AE (registry code 1480208, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-bac-1-11-203-ae) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAC 111/
- People aboard: 60
- 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/19780406008129I

## Narrative

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

TUG STRUCK WING TIP OF PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N1135J (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850313032429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850313032429I), Mar 13, 1985: Bac 111203AE (N1135J), Orlando, FL. During climb, fire warning light came on. Engine shut down and returned. Found a defective fire warning test switch
- [Incident 19800425046209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800425046209I), Apr 25, 1980: Bac 111203AE (N1135J), Pittsburgh, PA. Pilot rejected the takeoff, no airspeed indications. Tape removed from pitot tube. Airplaned painted overnight.
- [Incident 19800414050669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800414050669I), Apr 14, 1980: Bac 111203AE (N1135J), Pittsburgh, PA. Flight diverted to Pittsburgh due to faulty gear unsafe 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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