# Incident 19880805037531I: Doug DC951, Atlanta, GA, August 5, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1988, 17:49 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 33.6367° N, 84.4279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6367&lon=-84.4279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421EA-1992-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88IA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88IA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880805037531I

## Narrative

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

ON TURNING AFTER POWER BACK,A WING HIT THE TAIL OF HOLDING DELTA,N1282L.  BOTH SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1282L, Doug DC932: [Incident 19880805037532I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880805037532I)

## 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 ATL88IA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88IA226), Aug 5, 1988: Douglas DC-9-51 (N421EA), Atlanta, GA, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N421EA (2)

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

- [Incident 19900409014659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900409014659I), Apr 9, 1990: Doug DC951 (N421EA), Baltimore, MD. Right generator failed on climb. Loss of instruments. Returned. Generator may have been switched off line.
- [Incident 19830207011559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830207011559I), Feb 7, 1983: Doug DC951 (N421EA), Greer, NC, Minor damage. Aircraft not properly aligned with runway. Executed missed approach. Ran off runway and contacted a runway light.

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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