# Incident 19930318008429I: Doug DC871F, Miami, FL, March 18, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1993, 20:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N703UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N703UP-2010-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-71F (registry code 302199D, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-71f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B (registry code 52039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC871F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930318008429I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK A LAMP POST WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP. MARSHALLER AND WING WALKER DIRECTING AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N703UP (1)

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

- [Incident 19991123033759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991123033759I), Nov 23, 1999: Doug DC871F (N703UP), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed on runway 31R. Wind reported to crew as 3616 with no gusts. ATIS wx reported as 33013KT 7SM OVC008 A2983. Crew reported a 10 kt decrease…

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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