# Incident 19841030075379I: Doug DC951, Romulus, MI, October 30, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1984, 21:00 local time
- Place: Romulus, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 42.2223° N, 83.3966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romulus, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2223&lon=-83.3966&mi=10
- Aircraft: N766NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N766NC-2014-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (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 DC951
- People aboard: 115
- 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/19841030075379I

## Narrative

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

DURING TURN BETWEEN CONCOURS TAIL STRUCK ANOTHER PARKED DC9. COMPANY HAD CHANGED ARRIVAL GATE.

## Other reports on N766NC (3)

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

- [Incident 19960202002859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960202002859I), Feb 2, 1996: Doug DC9 (N766NC), Memphis, TN. Narrative: on feb. 2, 1996 at 7:08 pm CDT, nwal DC-9 aircraft N766NC landed on Memphis, TN runway 36C and made a normal turn to taxiway e. turning slow from a…
- [Incident 19860929065949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860929065949I), Sep 29, 1986: Doug DC951 (N766NC), Ft Smith, AR. Passenger discarded a lighted cigarette in trash container in aft lavatory. Smoke detector went off. Fire put out.
- [Incident 19850123005459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850123005459I), Jan 23, 1985: Doug DC951 (N766NC), Boston, MA. Pilot returned for landing because of unsafe nose gear indication. Inspected, serviced strut, returned to service.

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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