19961207041559I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC932 · Atlanta, GA · December 7, 1996

Date
December 7, 1996 · 21:30 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
The William B Hartsfield Atla
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
VJ6A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N938VV
Reported as
Doug DC932
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Parked at gate. Baggage cart broke loose from tug. Struck DC9 tail section.

As the FAA filed it

PARKED AT GATE. BAGGAGE CART BROKE LOOSE FROM TUG. STRUCK DC9 TAIL SECTION.