19841218071019I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-14 · Kansas City, MO · December 18, 1984

Date
December 18, 1984 · 21:10 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N654TX
Reported as
Doug DC914
People aboard
55
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tug was overpowered on icy ramp by engine thrust of airplane being towed. Tug jackknifed into side of airplane.

As the FAA filed it

TUG WAS OVERPOWERED ON ICY RAMP BY ENGINE THRUST OF AIRPLANE BEING TOWED. TUG JACKKNIFED INTO SIDE OF AIRPLANE.