# Incident 19881220069379I: Doug DC951, St Louis, MO, December 20, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1988, 21:00 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N781NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N781NC-2019-07-26) (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: 36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881220069379I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL DEPARTED TAXIWAY WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP. TAXIWAY HAD UNUSUAL UNMARKED CONFIGURATION.

## Other reports on N781NC (3)

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

- [Incident 20070809824439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070809824439I), Aug 9, 2007: Doug DC951 (N781NC), Mcfarland, WI, Minor damage. (-23) On August 9, 2007 @ 1400 mke FSDO received a telephone call from the Mcfarland police department Mcfarland wis. Sgt. [privacy data omitted] Informed this…
- [Incident 19841118071899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841118071899I), Nov 18, 1984: Doug DC951 (N781NC), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. During pushback, left wing struck by fuel truck, which was backing up from between 2 aircraft. Flight cancelled.
- [Incident 19820411012509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820411012509I), Apr 11, 1982: Doug DC951 (N781NC), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Thump heard on right side. Epr, N1, dropped. EGT increased. Nr 2 turbine section badly damaged.

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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