Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Laguardia Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Flushing, New York 11371
Thursday, October 24, 1985 8:50 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
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.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Incident |
| Event Date | 10/24/1985 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 850 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | FLUSHING |
| Event State | NEW YORK |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 11371 |
| Event Date Year | 1985 |
| Event Date Month | 10 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | LAGUARDIA |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | LGA |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 0 |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 0 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -18 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -18 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 0 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 0 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 0 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 421 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 5041 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Oct 24 1985 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 938 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 29471 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 18 2002 11:28AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\GIUV |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N510 | N109DL |
| NTSB Number | NYC86IA019A | NYC86IA019B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 121: Air Carrier | Part 121: Air Carrier |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- | -- |
| Damage | None | None |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | FOKKER | BOEING |
| Aircraft Model | F-28 | B-767 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | F-28 | B767 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 11167 | 22221 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 56700 | 300000 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 60 | -- |
| Number of Engines | 2 | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Unknown | Unknown |
| Date of Last Inspection | Oct 24 1985 12:00AM | Oct 22 1985 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | 7427 |
| Airframe Hours | 7470 | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | ||
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | ||
| Aircraft Owner City | ||
| Aircraft Owner State | ||
| Aircraft Owner Country | ||
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | ||
| Operator is an individual? | -- | -- |
| Operator Name | EMPIRE AIRLINES,INC. | DELTA AIRLINES, INC. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Street Address | ONEIDA COUNTY AIRPORT | HARTSFIELD-ATLANTA INT'L ARPT |
| Operator City | UTICA | ATLANTA |
| Operator State | NY | GA |
| Operator Country | ||
| Operator Zip code | 13424 | 30320 |
| Operator Code | EMPA | DALA |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Scheduled | Scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic | Domestic |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger Only | Passenger Only |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | ||
| Departure City | ||
| Departure State | ||
| Departure Country | ||
| Departure Time | 0 | 0 |
| Departure Time Zone | ||
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | ATL | |
| Destination City | BINGHAMTON | ATLANTA |
| Destination State | NY | GA |
| Destination Country | ||
| Specific Phase of Flight | Standing | Taxi |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:30AM | Sep 28 2001 1:02PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- | -- |
| Runway Width | -- | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |