# Incident 19960904030629I: Doug DC855, Atlanta, GA, September 4, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1996, 07:15 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CKSA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N809CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N809CK-2000-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8F-55 (registry code 3021928, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8f-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC855
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,200 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/19960904030629I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PHASE OF OPERATION WAS TAXI TO RAMP POSITION. WING WALKER DID NOT GET A/C STOPPED IN TIME TO MISS N901SJ LOCKHEED L-382E AIRCRAFT L/WING TIP AND GRAZED FUEL VENT & L/AILERON OF N901SJ AND DENTED FIBERGLASS APPROX. 3 IN ON N809CK R/WING TIP.

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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