# Incident 19891208064309I: Doug DC951, Tallahassee, FL, December 8, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1989, 11:55 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Tallahassee Regionall Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 30.4307° N, 84.2591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4307&lon=-84.2591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404EA-1991-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 37
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90IA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90IA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891208064309I

## Narrative

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

BROKE OUT OF CLOUDS TO RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. LEFT WING STRUCK RUNWAY WHEN TRIED TO REALIGN TO CENTER OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA90IA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90IA038), Dec 8, 1989: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (N404EA), Tallahassee, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE FIRST OFFICER TO PROPERLY ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING, AND THE CAPTAIN'S DELAY IN TAKING REMEDIAL ACTION.

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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