# Accident 19870816056669A: Doug DC982, Detroit, MI, August 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1987, 20:46 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2296° N, 83.3896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2296&lon=-83.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N312RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312RC-1991-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217
- People aboard: 154
- Fatal injuries: 156
- Pilot flight hours: 20,859 total, 1,359 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA87MA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870816056669A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITHOUT SLATS AND FLAPS EXTENDED. STRUCK LIGHT POLE,CRASHED AND BURNED. TAKEOFF WARNING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA87MA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA046), Aug 17, 1987: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (N312RC), Romulus, MI, destroyed, 156 fatal

## Other reports on N312RC (1)

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

- [Incident 19851115062359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851115062359I), Nov 15, 1985: Doug DC982 (N312RC), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Returned for landing after engine failure en route. Tail cone missing on landing. Engine failure cause pending.

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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