# Accident 19910727063181A: Doug DC982, Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, July 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1991, 15:10 local time
- Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N491AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N491AA-2019-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217
- People aboard: 123
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,220 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910727063181A

## Narrative

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

TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF WING TIP STRUCK TAIL OF STANDING N405AE. PILOTS REPORTED BUSY IN COCKPIT. DID NOT SEE N405AE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N405AE, Bag JETSTM3101: [Accident 19910727063182A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910727063182A)

## 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 FTW91LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA137), Jul 27, 1991: McDonnell Douglas MD-80 (N491AA), Dfw Airport, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: THE CAPTAIN OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT MISJUDGED CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRCRAFT AND THE STANDING COMMUTER AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE FAILURE BY THE SECOND PILOT OF THE OTHER AIRPLANE TO IDENTIFY A…

## Other reports on N491AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19910424016659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910424016659I), Apr 24, 1991: Doug DC982 (N491AA), Syracuse, NY, Substantial damage. A tow tractor struck aircraft which was parked at the gate.

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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