# Accident 19880127023259A: Doug DC982, Decatur, MI, January 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1988, 22:20 local time
- Place: Decatur, MI
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 42.0995° N, 85.9695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0995&lon=-85.9695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262AA-2014-11-03) (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
- People aboard: 81
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 800 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880127023259A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT ATTENDANT FAILED TO PLACE COFFEE POT IN HOLDER. POT FELL INTO A PASSENGERS LAP CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS.

## 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 NYC88LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA074), Jan 28, 1988: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (N262AA), Decatur, MI, no damage

## Other reports on N262AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19920522027009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920522027009I), May 22, 1992: Doug DC982 (N262AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. NR2 engine exhaust tail cone mounting flange departed engine on takeoff roll. Aborted. Returned to gate.

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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