# Incident 19890428048479I: Doug DC9*, Indianapolis, IN, April 28, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1989, 09:45 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1262L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9*
- People aboard: 48
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 171 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890428048479I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON DESCENT TO AIRPORT. LIGHTNING STRUCK LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT AND EXITED RIGHT WING TIP.

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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