# Incident 19780914019059I: Doug DC9, Rockford, IL, September 14, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1978, 08:47 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: OZA
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N978Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N978Z-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-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: 44
- 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/19780914019059I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR SLID OFF SLICK TAXIWAY DURING TAXI.

## Other reports on N978Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19930311004969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930311004969A), Mar 11, 1993: Doug DC931 (N978Z), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. On touch and go reverse thrust buckets failed to stow. Exited runway. Aborted. Aom says no go using reverse buckets
- [Incident 19911126062529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911126062529I), Nov 26, 1991: Doug DC931 (N978Z), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. On takeoff roll aircraft struck a deer. Continued to destination. Landed safely.

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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