- Date
- October 24, 1985, 08:50 local (12:50 UTC)
- Place
- Flushing, NY
- Injuries
- 421 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N510Fokker F-28N109DLBoeing B-767
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 30234
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water collision with object
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Clearance - inadequateCause
Object - aircraft moving on groundFactor
On ground/water collision with object
Object - aircraft parked/standingFactor
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Clearance - inadequateCause
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Analysis
The F-28 acft was holding on taxiway bb. The B-767 acft was taxiing behind the F-28 on taxiway e which is perpendicular to taxiway bb. The r wing of the B-767 struck the rudder of the F-28.
The F-28 acft was holding on taxiway bb. The B-767 acft was taxiing behind the F-28 on taxiway e which is perpendicular to taxiway bb. The r wing of the b 767 struck the rudder of the F-28.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N510
- Reported as
- Fokker F-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11167
- Airframe hours
- 7,470
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce RB-183555-15P, 9,850 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Empire Airlines,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Unknown · October 24, 1985
- Destination
- Binghamton, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LGA · Laguardia
- Registration
- N109DL
- Reported as
- Boeing B-767 (B767)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22221
- Engine
- GE CF6-80A2, 30,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Delta Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Unknown · October 22, 1985 · 7,427 hours before
- Destination
- ATL · Atlanta, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LGA · Laguardia
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N510
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,300 total · 3,000 in this make and model
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N109DL
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,400 total · 545 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F