33.7368° N, 117.8829° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 26, 1987 · 17:20 local
Place
Santa Ana, CA
Airport
John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9803F
Reported as
Doug DC982
Fatal injuries
0
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.
A baggage loader ran into the side of a parked Continental airlines DC9. Drivers foot severed. Blamed bad brakes.
As the FAA filed it
A BAGGAGE LOADER RAN INTO THE SIDE OF A PARKED CONTINENTAL AIRLINES DC9. DRIVERS FOOT SEVERED. BLAMED BAD BRAKES.