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NYC87IA106

1987-03-10 · JAMAICA, New York, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport JFK

N802EA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (TOMARK AERO CZ SRO VIPER SD-4, built 2024), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AS EA32 TAXIED FROM A STOPPED POSITION ON TAXIWAY NA BETWEEN THE OUTER AND INNER TO THE EASTERN RAMP, A U.S. POSTAL TRACTOR WITH AN EMPTY BOX TRAVELING NE FAILED TO YIELD TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THEY COLLIDED ON THE SERVICE ROAD AND TAXIWAY NA. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC87IA106.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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