# Incident 19870613068882I: Gulstm G159, New York, NY, June 13, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1987, 21:42 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: INA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G159
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870613068882I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFTS RUDDER WAS STRUCK WHILE HOLDING BY THE WING TIP OF A TAXIING AIR INDIA 747 VTEBN. BOTH MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- VTEBN, Boeing 747200B: [Incident 19870613068881I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870613068881I)

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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