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NYC82DA196

1982-08-13 · WILKES BARRE, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport WBW

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT AS HE BEGAN TO TAXI, HE PROCEEDED ABOUT 35 FT AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT AS IF THE WHEEL HAD LOCKED. HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, THEN RIGHT BRAKE. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BUILDING AND AN AUTOMOBILE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_NYC82DA196.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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