Fuel truck clips American Airlines plane at LaGuardia Airport

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Friday, October 26, 2018
Fuel truck apparently hits American Airlines plane at LaGuardia Airport
Fuel truck apparently hits American Airlines plane at LaGuardia AirportJohn Del Giorno reports on the accident from LaGuardia Airport.

EAST ELMHURST, Queens (WABC) -- A fuel truck clipped the winglet of a plane at LaGuardia Airport Friday morning.

American Airlines Flight 1249 to Miami, with 172 passengers and six crew, was struck by the fuel truck at 6:51 a.m. at Terminal B.

No injuries were reported.

The aircraft was taken out of service, and passengers were removed from the plane.

They were put on another plane to continue their journey.

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