40.7772° N, 73.8726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 16, 1983 · 00:34 local
Place
New York, NY
Airport
Laguardia
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AFLA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N81AF
Reported as
Boeing 7372T4
People aboard
92
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.
Left wing leading edge struck an illegally parked truck while taxiing to gate. Signalman directing pilot.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT WING LEADING EDGE STRUCK AN ILLEGALLY PARKED TRUCK WHILE TAXIING TO GATE. SIGNALMAN DIRECTING PILOT.