29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 21, 1992 · 11:23 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Houston Intercontinental Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
XAAMF
Reported as
Doug DC932
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D17
People aboard
29
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Left wing was struck by motor grader during taxi to runway. Driver failed to yield to taxiing DC9.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT WING WAS STRUCK BY MOTOR GRADER DURING TAXI TO RUNWAY. DRIVER FAILED TO YIELD TO TAXIING DC9.