# Incident 19940815033889I: Doug MD88, Houston, TX, August 15, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1994, 09:22 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N953DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N953DL-2021-02-13) (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
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,317 total, 1,931 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940815033889I

## Narrative

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

BECAME CONFUSED ON TAXIWAY INSTRUCTION DUE CLOSED TAXIWAY.WHEEL DROPPED OFF TAXIWAY INTO DIRT ON TURNING.

## Other reports on N953DL (2)

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

- [Incident 20040102000399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040102000399I), Jan 2, 2004: Doug MD88 (N953DL), Pensacola, FL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he touched down approximately 1000 feet down the runway and bounced and floated for a considerable distance before touching down…
- [Incident 19951126044809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951126044809I), Nov 26, 1995: Doug MD88 (N953DL), Little Rock, AR. Narrative: history of flight: on November 26, 1995, at 0730 CST, a Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, N953DL, operated by delta air lines, returned to Little Rock and…

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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