# Incident 19810123008229I: Doug DC931, Chicago, IL, January 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1981, 21:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N943N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N943N-2013-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 302206C, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 61
- 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/19810123008229I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI A VAN TURNED ONTO THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT ON THE LEFT WING. MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N943N (5)

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

- [Incident 20030505010399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030505010399I), May 5, 2003: Doug DC932 (N943N), Great Falls, MT. (-23) On may 5, 2003, northwest airlines (nwaa) flight 709, Great Falls, Montana (gtf) to kalispell, Montana (fca), declared an emergency due to smoke in the…
- [Incident 19841107065699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841107065699I), Nov 7, 1984: Doug DC931 (N943N), Boston, MA, Minor damage. While taxiing from ramp struck piedmont truck being operated within boundries.
- [Incident 19840426022739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840426022739I), Apr 26, 1984: Doug DC931 (N943N), Phoenix, AZ. Loss of oil on right engine on climbout. Returned. Found oil cap unsecured on right engine.
- [Incident 19830528032339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830528032339I), May 28, 1983: Doug DC931 (N943N), Phoenix, AZ. Aircraft made an emergency landing at Luke Afb. Due to fuel exhaustion. Captain failed to question fuel load.
- [Incident 19810916082009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810916082009I), Sep 16, 1981: Doug DC931 (N943N), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. Pilot lost control and left runway for 300 yards in dense rain and thunderstorm. Pilot suspended 5 days, rechecked.

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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