# Incident 19881013062529I: Doug DC863, Fort Wayne, IN, October 13, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1988, 15:45 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAXA
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N869BX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N869BX-2006-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63 (registry code 302198B, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D series (registry code 52035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC863
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 11,000 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881013062529I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN ANTI-SKID LOCKED ON LANDING. SLID TO SIDE HITTING RUNWAY LIGHT WITH NOSE GEAR. RECOVERED WITHOUT INCIDENT

## Other reports on N869BX (1)

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

- [Incident 19970702024639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970702024639I), Jul 2, 1997: Doug DC863 (N869BX), Toledo, OH, Minor damage. Cargo door came open on rotation. Circled and returned. Unable find cause. One latch bent.

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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