# Incident 19790709020409I: Doug DC9, St Louis, MO, July 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1979, 02:55 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: OZA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N971Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N971Z-2017-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC9-15 (registry code 3022036, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15) (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
- 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/19790709020409I

## Narrative

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

MECHANICS TAXIING UNDER NEWLY IMPLEMENTED SINGLE ENGINE PROCEDURE WERE UNABLE TO STOP AND HIT TERMINAL.

## Other reports on N971Z (3)

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

- [Incident 19960325007809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960325007809I), Mar 25, 1996: Doug DC915 (N971Z), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: during cruise, left engine oil filter bypass light came on. Shut engine down and diverted to mci. Landed without incident. Maintenance inspection of…
- [Incident 19890929053469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890929053469I), Sep 29, 1989: Doug DC915 (N971Z), St Louis, MO. Lost NR1 engine hydraulic pressure on climb. Returned. Engine driven pump had internal failure.
- [Incident 19850512040979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850512040979I), May 12, 1985: Doug DC9* (N971Z), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. Wingtip struck jetway as aircraft commenced taxi with marshaller. Jetway had not reached its normal park position.

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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