# Accident 19870820079081A: Doug DC931, Newburgh, NY, August 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1987, 06:00 local time
- Place: Newburgh, NY
- Airport: Stewart International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ABXA
- Location: 41.4995° N, 74.0207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-74.0207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N908AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N908AX-2016-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87MA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87MA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870820079081A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING WING HIT TAIL OF N951R THAT WAS TURNING OFF RUNWAY AFTER BACK TAXI. ATC AND DC9 CREW FAILED ALERT SAME.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N951R, Doug DC863: [Accident 19870820079082A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870820079082A)

## 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 NYC87MA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87MA236), Aug 20, 1987: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (N908AX), Newburgh, NY, substantial damage

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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