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CHI87LA174

1987-07-19 · TROY, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE PLT LNDD AT NGT & TAXIED THE ACFT TO A HANGAR AREA FOR A PASSENGER STOP. AFTER THE PASSENGER DEPLANED, THE PLT PROCEEDED TO MAKE A U-TURN AROUND A T-HANGAR & ONTO AN AUTOMOBILE SERVICE ROAD THAT WASN'T NORMALLY USED FOR ACFT. WHILETHE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REENTER THE TAXIWAY, BY GOING BTN T-HANGARS, THE LEFT WING OF THE ACFT HIT A UTILITY POLE & WAS DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS IN THAT AREA. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI87LA174.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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