# Accident 19901203052361A: Doug DC914, Detroit, MI, December 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1990, 13:45 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2192° N, 83.3499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2192&lon=-83.3499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3313L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3313L-1991-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC914
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 21
- Fatal injuries: 8
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA91MA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901203052361A

## Narrative

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

TAXIING TO TAKEOFF,BECAME LOST DUE FOG. STOPPED ON ACTIVE RUNWAY.STRUCK BY DEPARTING N278US.ATS COORDINATION FACTOR

## Other aircraft in the event

- N278US, Boeing 727251: [Accident 19901203052362A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901203052362A)

## 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 DCA91MA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA010), Dec 3, 1990: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-14 (N3313L), Romulus, MI, destroyed, 8 fatal. Probable cause: LACK OF PROPER CREW COORDN, INCLUDING VIRTUAL REVERSAL OF ROLES BY THE DC-9 PLTS, WHICH LED TO THEIR FAILURE TO STOP TAXIING & ALERT GND CTLR OF THEIR POSITIONAL UNCERTAINTY IN A TIMELY MANNER BFR &…

## Other reports on N3313L (2)

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

- [Incident 19811201081989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811201081989I), Dec 1, 1981: Doug DC9 (N3313L), Philipsburg, PA. Zh zq cabin altitude problems, descent emergency, oxygen mask deployed. Cabin outflow valve jammed open by dirt.
- [Incident 19791023054609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791023054609I), Oct 23, 1979: Doug DC9 (N3313L), Chantilly, VA, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing too fast on wet surface, left the taxiway.

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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