33.7368° N, 117.8829° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 11, 1988 · 19:08 local
Place
Santa Ana, CA
Airport
John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ASAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N784JA
Reported as
Doug DC982
People aboard
87
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total450 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Left wing of aircraft struck a parked fuel truck while taxiing to gate. No signal from ground crew.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT WING OF AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PARKED FUEL TRUCK WHILE TAXIING TO GATE. NO SIGNAL FROM GROUND CREW.