# Incident 19881220055439I: Doug DC951, Detroit, MI, December 20, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1988, 12:20 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N784NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N784NC-2014-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 122
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881220055439I

## Narrative

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

NR2 MAIN WHEEL FAILED ON TAKEOFF. WHEEL PIECES DAMAGED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N784NC (2)

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

- [Incident 20110228003229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110228003229I), Feb 28, 2011: Mcdonnell D DC-9-51 (N784NC), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Flight 668, arrived in Atlanta, Georgia (atl), gate A-13 and utilized external power after engine shutdown. After passengers began deplaning normally through…
- [Incident 19800518083649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800518083649I), May 18, 1980: Doug DC951 (N784NC), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Flight returned due to hydraulic fluid loss. Found cracked nut on line.

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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