# Incident 19811217086899I: Doug DC951, Detroit, MI, December 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1981, 10:37 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N775NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N775NC-2014-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- 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/19811217086899I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL SLID OFF ICY TAXIWAY. BRAKING ACTION NIL. NOSE WHEEL SANK INTO MUD. HAD REQUESTED SANDING BUT NO ACTION.

## Other reports on N775NC (3)

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

- [Incident 19921109049649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921109049649I), Nov 9, 1992: Doug DC951 (N775NC), Detroit, MI. Aileron movement became restricted. Descended to warmer air. Aileron returned to normal. Suspect ice on pulley.
- [Incident 19880805042329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880805042329I), Aug 5, 1988: Doug DC951 (N775NC), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff due to noise and vibration. Found C2 blade failure which departed engine lodging in cowling.
- [Incident 19800309042889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800309042889I), Mar 9, 1980: Doug DC951 (N775NC), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Crew started engines and began taxi while being refueled. Ran into fuel truck. Departed with damaged wing.

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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