# Incident 19870504019319I: Lear 35A, New York, NY, May 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1987, 21:30 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: USJA
- 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: N35AK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870504019319I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS DURING TAKEOFF BUT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION.  PILOT FAILED TO REPORT DAMAGE.

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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