# Incident 19900221016222I: Doug DC981, Atlanta, GA, February 21, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1990, 19:35 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902DL-2009-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023688, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- People aboard: 107
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900221016222I

## Narrative

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

902DL HOLDING FOR TAXIING INSTRUCTION AND WITH BRAKES SET WAS HIT BY A KLM 747 BEING PUSHED BACK. TAILS COLLIDED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- NR804, Boeing 747*: [Incident 19900221016221I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900221016221I)

## Other reports on N902DL (3)

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

- [Incident 19950419017009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950419017009I), Apr 19, 1995: Doug MD88 (N902DL), Shreveport, LA, Damage unknown. Narrative: while enroute to dallas/ft. worth, Texas, the aircraft experienced a problem with the no. 2 engine. The oil filter bypass light illumintated and the…
- [Incident 19930806041389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930806041389I), Aug 6, 1993: Doug MD88 (N902DL), West Palm Beach, FL. NR2 engine failure on takeoff. Aborted. Smoke emitting from NR2 engine. Captain initiated evacuation.
- [Incident 19910905043299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910905043299I), Sep 5, 1991: Doug MD88 (N902DL), Covington - Cin, OH. Left engine oil strainer clog message light on. Shut engine down. Returned. Replaced filter clog switch.

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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