# Incident 19781031027999I: Doug DC931, Atlanta, GA, October 31, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1978, 06:11 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Hartsfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N908H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N908H-2008-11-24) (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 DC931
- People aboard: 29
- 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/19781031027999I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIING OUT STRUCK AND DAMAGED A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N908H (2)

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

- [Incident 19890211063739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890211063739I), Feb 11, 1989: Doug DC931 (N908H), Covington - Cin, OH, Minor damage. Door light stayed on when gear extended. Landed safely. Had faulty door switch.
- [Incident 19860701039749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860701039749I), Jul 1, 1986: Doug DC931 (N908H), Memphis, TN. Gear door light on during landing. Door scraped runway during landing. Replaced springs and adjusted door.

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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