# Incident 19911016051121I: Doug DC982, Newark, NJ, October 16, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1991, 21:07 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark 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: 40.6925° N, 74.1687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6925&lon=-74.1687&mi=10
- Aircraft: N498AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N498AA-2020-08-03) (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
- People aboard: 107
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,146 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911016051121I

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH CAL554 WHILE TAXIING TO GATE. AIRCRAFT MET AT AN INTERSECTION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7385F, Boeing 737291: [Incident 19911016051122I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911016051122I)

## 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 NYC92FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA009), Oct 17, 1991: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-80 (N498AA), Newark, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE CREW OF THE B-737, N7385F, TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT WHILE TAXIING, AND FAILURE BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS TO PROVIDE TRAFFIC INFORMATION AND/OR ISSUE WARNINGS TO EITHER…

## Other reports on N498AA (1)

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

- [Incident 20061222027369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061222027369I), Dec 22, 2006: Doug DC982 (N498AA), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. (-23) On 12/22/06 at 2312 PDT, las east ramp control reported an American airlines (aal) aircraft in tow clipped the wing of another aal aircraft, both MD-80S.…

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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