# Incident 19890517036352I: Doug DC951, Washington, DC, May 17, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1989, 18:47 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Washington National
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N406EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N406EA-2001-12-07) (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-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890517036352I

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING TIP WAS CONTACTED BY THE WING TIP OF N814NY WHILE IN RUNUP AREA. RETURNED TO GATE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N814NY, Doug DC982: [Incident 19890517036351I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890517036351I)

## Other reports on N406EA (2)

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

- [Incident 19900727044959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900727044959I), Jul 27, 1990: Doug DC951 (N406EA), Sarasota - Brad, FL. No gear up safe light. Extended gear and got green lights,normal landing, changed schader valve.
- [Incident 19780911016929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780911016929I), Sep 11, 1978: Doug DC9 (N406EA), Pittsburgh, PA. Lost electrical power in climb and smoke noted in cockpit. Safe landing made. Galley wiring burned.

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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