# Accident 19911004045109A: Doug DC863F, Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, October 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1991, 08:00 local time
- Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAXA
- 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: N952R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC863F
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D7
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911004045109A

## Narrative

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

TAXIING TO RAMP LEFT WING HIT MAINTENANCE STAND LEFT UNATTENDED NINE FEET BEYOND TACI LINE. WING TIP TORN OFF.

## 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 FTW92LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA005), Oct 4, 1991: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63F (N952R), Dfw Airport, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF THE WING TIP CLEARANCE. A FACTOR WAS THE FAILURE OF THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIVES PERTAINING TO TAXIWAY AND RAMP CLEARANCE.

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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