# Incident 19970609025279I: Doug DC1030F, Chicago, IL, June 9, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1997, 23:18 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 41.8705° N, 87.6504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8705&lon=-87.6504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302FE-2024-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-30F (registry code 3024020, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-30f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-50C2 (registry code 30085, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-50c2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1030F
- Reported engine: GE CF650C2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,029 total, 3,007 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97IA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97IA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970609025279I

## Narrative

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

TAXIING TO RAMP NO FREQUENCY FOR AREA. HAD TO BACK UP DUE OUTBONED TRAFFIC. ATC THEN SET UP 1219 FOR TEMP CONTROL.

## 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 CHI97IA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97IA164), Jun 10, 1997: Douglas DC-10-30F (N302FE), Chicago, IL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: the lack of communications to assure safe operations between aircraft on a non-movement area.

## Other reports on N302FE (1)

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

- [Accident 20000312017979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000312017979A), Mar 12, 2000: Doug DC1030F (N302FE), Newark, NJ, Substantial damage. (.4)The airplane was taxiing to the runway for departure when the APU door light illuminated. The airplane returned to the loading dock, the engines were shut…

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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