# Incident 19921114049659I: Doug DC982, Detroit, MI, November 14, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1992, 19:14 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7538A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7538A-2014-03-24) (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: 71
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,373 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921114049659I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON TAXIWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN. DEPARTED TAXIWAY AND BECAME STUCK IN SOFT GROUND.

## Other reports on N7538A (1)

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

- [Incident 19970606019349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970606019349I), Jun 6, 1997: Doug DC982 (N7538A), Huntsville, AL. Narrative: aircraft departed Huntsville airport and reported an electrical/smoke odor briefly. The crew elected to return to Huntsville and performed an…

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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