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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-232 · Atlanta, GA · November 20, 1981

Date: November 20, 1981 · 00:10 local
Place: Atlanta, GA
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DALA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N477DA
Reported as: Boeing 727232
People aboard: 500
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N477DARegistration cancelled Apr 21, 2000 · Boeing 727-232S/N 20754 Airframe modelBoeing 727-232

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What happened

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Tornado hit airport,ten aircraft and 500 passengers involved. Minor injury to two ramp people substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

TORNADO HIT AIRPORT,TEN AIRCRAFT AND 500 PASSENGERS INVOLVED. MINOR INJURY TO TWO RAMP PEOPLE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Other reports on N477DA · 3

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

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