# Accident 19960320040759A: Doug DC862, Wilmington, OH, March 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1996, 16:25 local time
- Place: Wilmington, OH
- Airport: Airborne Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ABXA
- Location: 39.4392° N, 83.8297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4392&lon=-83.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N803AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803AX-2004-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-62 (registry code 3021970, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-62) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D series (registry code 52035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC862
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D3B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,378 total, 4,875 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960320040759A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK A SNOWPLOW TRUCK DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. POOR GROUND CREW COORDINATION AND COMPANY DISPATCH PROCEDURES (-23) A DAY SORT DC-8 TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE COLLIDED WITH A SNOW PLOW ON TAXIWAY A.

## 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 IAD96LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA052), Mar 20, 1996: Douglas DC-8-62 (N803AX), Wilmington, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's inadequate visual lookout and the company/operator's inadequate crew/group coordination and communication during taxi and snow removal operations. Related factors were the…

## Other reports on N803AX (1)

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

- [Incident 19980617024759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980617024759I), Jun 17, 1998: Doug DC862 (N803AX), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. On approach hit several small birds damaging NR3 engine.

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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