40.7772° N, 73.8726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 27, 1982 · 21:35 local
Place
New York, NY
Airport
Laguardia
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
MIDA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N931ML
Reported as
Doug DC931
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
50
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,385 total2,385 in this make and model244 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Tail struck parked airplane while turning to gate. Excessive speed, premature turn.
As the FAA filed it
TAIL STRUCK PARKED AIRPLANE WHILE TURNING TO GATE. EXCESSIVE SPEED, PREMATURE TURN.