# Accident 19930903041819A: Doug MD88, Lexington, KY, September 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1993, 22:14 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N913DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N913DL-2022-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023688, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD88
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D219
- People aboard: 105
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,869 total, 2,740 in this make and model, 184 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930903041819A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING INJURED A FLIGHT ATTENDANT THAT WAS RUNNING IN AISLE TO JUMP SEAT.

## 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 BFO93LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA155), Sep 4, 1993: Douglas MD-88 (N913DL), Lexington, KY, no damage. Probable cause: THE CABIN ATTENDANT DID NOT FOLLOW PUBLISHED PROCEDURES.

## Other reports on N913DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19901226063309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901226063309I), Dec 26, 1990: Doug MD88 (N913DL), Columbia, SC, Minor damage. Fire from NR2 engine on start up while taxiing. Used engine fire extinguiser. Evacuation ordered.

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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