# Incident 19881027067129I: Doug DC862, Indianapolis, IN, October 27, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1988, 11:35 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAXA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N995CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N995CF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62 (registry code 302197B, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D series (registry code 52035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC862
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881027067129I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT LIGHT POLE WHILE BEING DIRECTED BY GROUND PERSONNEL TO GATE. NO GUIDE LINE FOR LARGE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N995CF (2)

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

- [Accident 19991217046279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991217046279A), Dec 17, 1999: Doug DC862 (N995CF), Indianapolis, IN, No damage. (-23) Aircraft was parked on spot B4C. Evergreen ground control gave taxi instructions to taxi off spot B4C to box 2 following the greeen dotted line. Ground…
- [Incident 19980613036149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980613036149I), Jun 13, 1998: Doug DC862F (N995CF), Dayton, OH, Substantial damage. (-5) On the above date and time emery 024 (heavy) was departing day when the main cargo door opened for unknown reasons. According to statements by the flight…

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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