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ATL87IA027

1986-11-25 · LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SDF

N823JS has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA 560XL, built 2002), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, A JETSTREAM 31 OPERATING AS A COMMUTER CARRIER TO DAYTON, OHIO, COLLIDED WITH THE FOURTH BAGGAGE CART OF A FOUR CAR TRAIN. THE VISIBILITY ON THE RAMP WAS REDUCED DUE TO RAIN AND FOG. THE BAGGAGE CART DRIVER STATED THAT HE WAS CLEARING THE FOG FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND DID NOT SEE THE AIRCRAFT IN TIME TO AVOID THE COLLISION. THE AIRPORT WAS LIGHTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE MISHAP. THE PILOT ALSO HAD THE AIRCRAFT LIGHTS ON. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ATL87IA027.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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