# Accident 19970325003519A: Gulstm G1159, New York, NY, March 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1997, 05:10 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N117FJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117FJ-2017-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. G-1159 (registry code 3960302, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-g-1159) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SR (registry code 54523, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-spey-mk-511sr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G1159
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,900 total, 3,350 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970325003519A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A UNLIGHTED VEHICLE ON THE RUNWAY. ATC GAVE AROUND TOO LATE. ATC NEGLEGENT CLEARING 117 FT LAND RWY BLOCKED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC97FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA062), Mar 25, 1997: Grumman American G-1159 (N117FJ), Flushing, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the tower controller's inadequate service by clearing the airplane to land on the same runway, where he had previously cleared a maintenance vehicle to perform maintenance to the runway centerline…

## Other reports on N117FJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890710021439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890710021439A), Jul 10, 1989: Gulstm G1159 (N117FJ), Substantial damage. Encountered severe turbulence and struck ground short of runway.

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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