# NTSB Accident CHI00LA047
> **Douglas DC-8-62** · 1999-12-17 · INDIANAPOLIS, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00LA047
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20208
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-12-17
- **Location:** INDIANAPOLIS, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.729404, -86.290504
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Douglas
- **Model:** DC-8-62
- **Registration:** N995CF
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the flight crew misjudged the clearance between their right wing and the radome of the parked aircraft.  A factor associated with the accident was the ground handling contractor failed to identify the unsafe/hazardous condition that existed on the congested ramp area.

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