41.7856° N, 87.7527° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 1, 1990 · 17:45 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago Midway
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N934VJ
Reported as
Doug DC931
People aboard
37
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,900 in this make and model
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Struck a ground support vehicle with left wing tip while being guided into gate.
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK A GROUND SUPPORT VEHICLE WITH LEFT WING TIP WHILE BEING GUIDED INTO GATE.