# Accident 19910505014319A: Doug MD88, Atlanta, GA, May 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1991, 22:18 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 33.6367° N, 84.4279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6367&lon=-84.4279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N938DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N938DL-2020-10-08) (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 MD88
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D219
- People aboard: 97
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910505014319A

## Narrative

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

VAN DRIVER FAILED YIELD RIGHT OF WAY TO TAXIING AIRLINER,COLLIDED WITH LEFT WING. DARK NIGHT. RAINING. LIGHTED RAMP

## 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 ATL91FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA090), May 6, 1991: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (N938DL), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE VAN DRIVER'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT AND POOR DIVISION OF ATTENTION.

## Other reports on N938DL (4)

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

- [Incident 19970916033459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970916033459I), Sep 16, 1997: Doug MD88 (N938DL), Albuquerque, NM. Narrative: delta flight 270, MD 88-88, on 9/16/97, cvr-abq. During cruise the H2 hydraulic supply line cracked causing a substantial fluid loss. The flight…
- [Incident 19930926041419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930926041419I), Sep 26, 1993: Doug MD88 (N938DL), Shreveport, LA. On a 180 degree turn around on runway nose wheel slid off wet runway. Became stuck in mud.
- [Incident 19920823040639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920823040639I), Aug 23, 1992: Doug MD88 (N938DL), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Departed end of runway on rollout. Landed on a wet runway.
- [Incident 19900308009979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900308009979I), Mar 8, 1990: Doug MD88 (N938DL), Syracuse, NY. Landing gear failed to retract on climb. Returned. Found nose strut flat.

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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