# Incident 19941027045249I: Doug DC863, Los Angeles, CA, October 27, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1994, 19:45 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RRXA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N865F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N865F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F (registry code 302198H, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63f) (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 DC863
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,828 total, 4,312 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941027045249I

## Narrative

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

TOWER OBSERVED DC8 STRIKE ITS TAIL ON RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF ROTATION. ALERTED CREW. NO DAMAGE FOUND AT DESTINATION.

## Other reports on N865F (3)

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

- [Incident 20110727023039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110727023039I), Jul 27, 2011: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F (N865F), Luxembourg, Minor damage. The weight and balance form was incorrectly completed in pounds. Load sheet was in kilograms. No conversion was applied. This resulted in an inaccurate…
- [Incident 20020617020929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020617020929I), Jun 17, 2002: Doug DC863F (N865F), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft 865F was taxiing for take off when the left wing tip struck the tail cone of parked aircraft N344HA. The flight crew of N865F indicated that…
- [Incident 19941017041379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941017041379I), Oct 17, 1994: Doug DC863F (N865F), Guadalajara, Mexico, Minor damage. Engine pod nacelle struck runway on landing. Lost visual on flare after entering fog bank. ATC weather advisory lim

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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