# Incident 19880203010419I: Doug DC983, Nashville, TN, February 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1988, 16:20 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 36.1098° N, 86.6595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1098&lon=-86.6595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N569AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N569AA-2017-12-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- People aboard: 123
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA88MZ002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88MZ002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880203010419I

## Narrative

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

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLAGE IN CARGO BAY. SMOKE AND FIRE WAS GENERATED. CARGO NOT PROPERLY MARKED.

## 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 DCA88MZ002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88MZ002), Feb 3, 1988: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (N569AA), Nashville, TN, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N569AA (1)

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

- [Incident 20151228021099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151228021099I), Dec 28, 2015: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (N569AA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. On December 28, 2015, @ approximately 1745, American airlines flight 1575, an MD83 arriving ord from dfw was slowly and cautiously taxiing into gate K2 when…

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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