# Incident 19880820069739I: Doug DC951, Honolulu, HI, August 20, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1988, 09:26 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HALA
- Location: 21.3178° N, 157.9203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3178&lon=-157.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N689HA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17
- People aboard: 144
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,528 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 214 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88IA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88IA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880820069739I

## Narrative

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

DISTRACTED BY 747 CROSSING RUNWAY ON APPROACH. HIGH SINK RATE. SIC HAD HIGH DECK ANGLE LANDING. DRAGGED TAIL SKID.

## 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 LAX88IA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88IA295), Aug 20, 1988: Mcdonnell Douglas DC9-51 (N689HA), Honolulu, HI, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE AIRCRAFTS ENCOUNTER WITH THE ENGINE EXHAUST FLOW AND RELATED TURBULENCE FROM A HEAVY BOEING 747, WHICH CROSSED THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY ABOUT 1 MINUTE AND TEN SECONDS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.

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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