# Incident 19880805037532I: Doug DC932, Atlanta, GA, August 5, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1988, 17:55 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- 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: N1282L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 95
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total
- 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/19880805037532I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BY A POWER-BACK OF EAL 289, A DC951, WHILE PREPARING TO DEPART THE GATE. MINOR DAMAGE TO TAIL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N421EA, Doug DC951: [Incident 19880805037531I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880805037531I)

## 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 (N1282L), Atlanta, GA, incident, minor 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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