# Incident 19830805047579I: Doug DC931, Charleston, WV, August 5, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1983, 10:35 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Kanawha
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NYAA
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1309T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1309T-2013-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,800 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830805047579I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LIGHT POLE ADJACENT TO THE PARKING APRON. WAS RECEIVING GUIDANCE FROM A GROUND MARSHALLER.

## Other reports on N1309T (1)

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

- [Incident 19800515083829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800515083829I), May 15, 1980: Doug DC931 (N1309T), Mcallen, TX. Engine shutdown after compressor stall. Replaced engine. Cause undetermined.

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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