# Accident 19880605017769A: Dorner DO228201, Chicago, IL, June 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1988, 11:40 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MIWA
- Location: 41.7809° N, 87.7709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7809&lon=-87.7709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N259MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259MC-1993-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dornier DORNIER 228-202 (registry code 2992030, https://openairdocs.org/model/dornier-dornier-228-202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DORNER DO228201
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3315
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 300 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880605017769A

## Narrative

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

STARTED NR2 ENGINE AND BEGAN TO TAXI WITHOUT COPILOT IN PLACE. NO BRAKES OR STEERING. HIT AIRCRAFT. GENERATORS OFF.

## 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 CHI88FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA128), Jun 5, 1988: Dornier 228-201 (N259MC), Chicago, IL, substantial 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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