# Incident 19851010069259I: Doug DC9*, Wichita, KS, October 10, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1985, 20:45 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid Continent
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: NR375 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9*
- 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/19851010069259I

## Narrative

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

EXCESSIVE SMOKE FROM LEFT ENGINE DURING TAXI. FOUND SMOKE CAUSED BY BAD START, IGNITION WAS LEFT OFF.

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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