# Accident 19871227081359A: Doug DC982, Denver, CO, December 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1987, 10:04 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 39.7598° N, 104.9207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7598&lon=-104.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72830, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72830-2005-06-24) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217A
- People aboard: 136
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 3,200 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88IA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88IA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871227081359A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY MARKER ON LANDING ROLLOUT. DUE TO BLOWING SNOW, VISIBILITY WAS ZERO.

## 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 DEN88IA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88IA043), Dec 27, 1987: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-80 (N72830), Denver, CO, incident, minor 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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