# Incident 19780303016089I: Doug DC9, Flushing, NY, March 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1978, 07:45 local time
- Place: Flushing, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8926E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8926E-2010-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 102
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780303016089I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT DAMAGED WHILE PARKED AT GATE BY A ROLLING, DRIVERLESS VEHICLE.

## Other reports on N8926E (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030407006779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030407006779I), Apr 7, 2003: Doug DC931 (N8926E), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23) On April 7, 2003 northwest airlines flight 1478 declared an emergency due to hydraulic system fluid loss and diverted to Indianapolis, IN. Maintenance…
- [Incident 20000914027239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000914027239I), Sep 14, 2000: Doug DC931 (N8926E), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. (-23)On Thursday, September 14, 2000, at 2003 local, a DC-9-30, N8926E, operated by northwest airlines, after landing on runway 23 at Buffalo niagra…
- [Incident 19841027066499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841027066499I), Oct 27, 1984: Doug DC931 (N8926E), Mobile, AL, Minor damage. Aircraft touched down right wing low due to wind shear. Go around executed. Right wing flap struck runway light.
- [Incident 19780710042989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780710042989I), Jul 10, 1978: Doug DC9 (N8926E), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Gear doors did not close after gear extension. Landing made with gear doors open.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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