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| Date: | Monday 13 November 1989 |
| Time: | 10:24 LT |
| Type: |  Learjet 24 |
| Owner/operator: | Connie Kalitta Services, Inc. |
| Registration: | N500P |
| MSN: | 24-119 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | GE CJ-610-4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlanta, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Amarillo, TX (KAMA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE TAXING ONTO RAMP AFTER LANDING AND PREPARING TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO PARK BETWEEN TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE HEIGHT OF HIS AIRPLANE'S TAIL AS HE TAXIED UNDER THE WING OF A PARKED AIRPLANE. THE TAIL COLLIDED WITH THE WING OF THE PARKED AIRPLANE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO INSURE HIS AIRPLANE WAS CLEAR OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE MANEUVERING TO PARK.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL90LA026
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 September 1990 | N500P | Connie Kalitta Services | 0 | Morristown-Moore-Murrell Airport, TN (MOR) | |
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Images:
This was taken in 1985
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2024 17:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 18-Oct-2024 08:06 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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