# Incident 19820804043159I: Doug DC980, Santa Ana, CA, August 4, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1982, 07:00 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ACLA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N478AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478AC-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC980
- People aboard: 92
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,805 total, 1,255 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820804043159I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FROM GATE. PILOT DID NOT FOLLOW MARSHALLER SIGNAL.TAXI LINES REPAINTED

## Other reports on N478AC (2)

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

- [Incident 19930722041479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930722041479I), Jul 22, 1993: Doug DC982 (N478AC), Cleveland, OH. Oil pressure problem and sparks coming from NR1 engine on climb. Returned. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19920923043879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920923043879I), Sep 23, 1992: Doug DC982 (N478AC), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. Several problems in electical distribution system. Switched to emergency power. Smoke stopped. Landed safely.

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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