# Incident 19941003039669I: Doug DC9, Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1994, 11:57 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GRAA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1068T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1068T-1997-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC9-15 (registry code 3022036, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,300 total, 3,700 in this make and model, 233 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941003039669I

## Narrative

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

WING TIP STRUCK A FENCE DURING TAXI ON ALTERNATE TAXIWAY ROUTE. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR LARGE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N1068T (4)

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

- [Incident 19960607031579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960607031579I), Jun 7, 1996: Doug DC915 (N1068T), Myrtle Beach, SC. Narrative: the aircraft reportedly departed myr then returned when aircraft did not pressurize. Company maintenance personnel cleaned the aft pressurization…
- [Incident 19930703034119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930703034119I), Jul 3, 1993: Doug DC915 (N1068T), Sioux Falls, SD. Rapid cabin decompression in flight. Emergency descent. Landed at destination. Bulkhead door seal was leaking.
- [Incident 19830227010889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830227010889I), Feb 27, 1983: Doug DC915 (N1068T), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Tire blew on take off. Returned to airport after burning off fuel. Landed without incident.
- [Incident 19791029053669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029053669I), Oct 29, 1979: Doug DC915 (N1068T), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Pilot unable to retract the gear after field repairs for a gear door problem.

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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