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CHI83LA021

1982-10-17 · INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport IND

N173MA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (DIAMOND AIRCRAFT DA 40, built 2003), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE LEFT WING STRUCK A BUILDING DURING TAXI INTO THE PASSENGER GATE. GROUND PERSONNEL WERE STATIONED ON EACH SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_CHI83LA021.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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