# Incident 19860929065949I: Doug DC951, Ft Smith, AR, September 29, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1986, 19:00 local time
- Place: Ft Smith, AR
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 35.3859° N, 94.3985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Smith, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3859&lon=-94.3985&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: 112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 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/19860929065949I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER DISCARDED A LIGHTED CIGARETTE IN TRASH CONTAINER IN AFT LAVATORY. SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF. FIRE PUT OUT.

## 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 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.
- [Incident 19841030075379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841030075379I), Oct 30, 1984: Doug DC951 (N766NC), Romulus, MI, Substantial damage. During turn between concours tail struck another parked DC9. Company had changed arrival gate.

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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