# Incident 19880418024589I: Doug DC951, Memphis, TN, April 18, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1988, 12:36 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N762NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N762NC-2018-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 77
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,643 total, 6,660 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880418024589I

## Narrative

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

POWERED BACK FROM GATE THEN STOWED THRUST REVERSERS. LATE SIGNAL TO COME FORWARD. ROLLED BACKWARD. HIT AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N762NC (2)

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

- [Incident 20081215855079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081215855079I), Dec 15, 2008: Doug DC951 (N762NC), Minot, ND, No damage. (-23) During taxi to the ramp after a normal landing, the captain and first officer on northwest airlines flight 1471 had difficulty distinguishing the…
- [Incident 19910318009599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910318009599I), Mar 18, 1991: Doug DC951 (N762NC), Milwaukee, WI. Right engine power loss and compressor stall takeoff. Aborted. Crew observed flames and smoke from engine.

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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