# Incident 19880618042039I: Doug DC982, Las Vegas, NV, June 18, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1988, 21:04 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N822US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N822US-2006-07-31) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 123
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880618042039I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FORKLIFT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. WHITE TAXI LINE TOO CLOSE TO THE PARAMETER ROAD.

## Other reports on N822US (2)

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

- [Incident 19980728022089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980728022089I), Jul 28, 1998: Doug DC982 (N822US), Newark, NJ. Unable control pressurization auto mode. Returned. Auto mode inop. Manual ok. Placarded per MEL.
- [Incident 19901107056859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901107056859I), Nov 7, 1990: Doug DC982 (N822US), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. Blew out left tire while turning off runway. Replaced NR2 wheel and brake assembly.

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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