# Incident 19991010038949I: Doug DC951, Sioux Falls, SD, October 10, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1999, 19:30 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Airport: Joe Foss Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 43.5820° N, 96.7419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOE FOSS FLD (FSD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5820&lon=-96.7419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787NC-2014-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- Pilot flight hours: 4,228 total, 2,516 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991010038949I

## Narrative

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

FROM THE FLIGHT CREW AIR SAFETY REPORT: "LOUD THUMP ON APPROACH TO FSD 4600', 230 KTS, CLEAN CONFIGURATION, POSSIBLY GOOSE HIT RADOME. BLOOD, GUTS, AND FEATHERS DISCOVERED AFTER LANDING.  NO APPARENT DAMAGE."  MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT IN FSD AND DETERMINED SAFE FOR FERRY FLIGHT.  AT MSP, MAINTENANCE REPLACED RADOME AND OPS CHECKED RADAR.

## Other reports on N787NC (5)

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

- [Incident 19990911028349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990911028349I), Sep 11, 1999: Doug DC951 (N787NC), Buffalo, NY. (-23) On Saturday, September 11, 1999, during climb from buf bound for dtw, northwest airlines flight 1125'S flight attendant reported smoke and a burning…
- [Incident 19971016042089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971016042089I), Oct 16, 1997: Doug DC951 (N787NC), Madison, WI. Narrative: maintenance at chicago (ord) deferred the autospoiler system in accordance with the approved nwaa m.e.l. and accomplished the associated…
- [Incident 19881115063629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881115063629I), Nov 15, 1988: Doug DC9 (N787NC), Albany, NY. Smoke from left wheel while gate parking. Called fire equipment. Leaking brake line spilled fluid on hot brake.
- [Incident 19851106061469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851106061469I), Nov 6, 1985: Doug DC9 (N787NC), Orlando, FL. Electrical smoke odor after takeoff. Returned for landing and found rear lavatory water heater had overheated.
- [Incident 19811022075389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811022075389I), Oct 22, 1981: Doug DC9 (N787NC), Detroit, MI. Experienced fire while starting left engine. No cause found. No damage found.

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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