# Incident 19781204022349I: Doug DC9, Columbus, GA, December 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1978, 14:04 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- Location: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4610&lon=-84.9877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8959E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8959E-1994-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- 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/19781204022349I

## Narrative

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

WHILE DEPARTING THE RAMP AREA, THE PILOT SCRAPED AND SCRATCHED THE TAIL OF A PARKED DC9.

## Other reports on N8959E (2)

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

- [Incident 19870130006049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870130006049I), Jan 30, 1987: Doug DC931 (N8959E), Sarasota - Brad, FL. Fuel reported coming out of wingtip during taxi and takeoff. Returned and checked fuel valves, vents, float valves.
- [Incident 19850131006329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850131006329I), Jan 31, 1985: Doug DC931 (N8959E), Chicago, IL. Low N1 speed nr 2 engine. Aborted. Airborne on second attempt, engines lost power, returned. Ice on both engines.

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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