# Incident 19830404028689I: Doug DC914, Milwaukee, WI, April 4, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1983, 11:20 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8911E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8911E-2013-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC914
- People aboard: 30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,670 total, 5,624 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830404028689I

## Narrative

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

TAXIED OFF RAMP AREA INTO SOFT GROUND. HAD TO BE TOWED ONTO THE HARD SURFACE RAMP.

## Other reports on N8911E (2)

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

- [Incident 19901024055889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901024055889I), Oct 24, 1990: Doug DC914 (N8911E), Detroit, MI. Lost pressurization en route. Made emergency descent. Replaced outflow valve and controller.
- [Incident 19850730041379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850730041379I), Jul 30, 1985: Doug DC914 (N8911E), Memphis, TN. Returned to airport after engine shutdown due to oil screen light and high oil temperature. Metal in oil screen.

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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