# Incident 19870430023019I: Doug DC915, Chicago, IL, April 30, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1987, 13:20 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MIDA
- Location: 41.7856° N, 87.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7856&lon=-87.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1070T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1070T-1998-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC9-15 (registry code 3022036, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC915
- People aboard: 52
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870430023019I

## Narrative

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

THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED DURING TAXI IN. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE STRUCK THE TERMINAL BUILDING.

## Other reports on N1070T (5)

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

- [Incident 19930201008319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930201008319I), Feb 1, 1993: Doug DC915 (N1070T), Reno, NV. Right hydraulic gauge reading zero on climb. Returned. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19850821044049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850821044049I), Aug 21, 1985: Doug DC915 (N1070T), Chicago, IL. Unruly passenger assaulted a flight attendant en route. Arrested by police at destination.
- [Incident 19790505025679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790505025679I), May 5, 1979: Doug DC915 (N1070T), East Windsor Lo, CT. Rejected takeoff due to wing flap warning indication. Cannon plug tightened.
- [Incident 19780731044469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780731044469I), Jul 31, 1978: Doug DC915 (N1070T), Boston, MA. Flight returned, unable to pressurize. Forward access door popped open after takeoff. Faulty door warning.
- [Incident 19780623036429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780623036429I), Jun 23, 1978: Doug DC931 (N1070T), Boston, MA. Takeoff aborted due to takeoff trim light illuminated. Warning light had malfunctioned.

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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