# Accident 20010204001289A: Doug DC981, Boston, MA, February 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2001, 12:25 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 42.3629° N, 71.0064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (BOS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3629&lon=-71.0064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802US-2006-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81) (registry code 3022081, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-81-md-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010204001289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON PUSHBACK FROM G4 TERMINAL B THE USAA TUG DRIVER LOST SIGHT OF HIS WING WALKER AND COLLIDED THE MD81 INTO A DALA B737 THAT WAS ON THE APRON WAITING TO BE PARKED. MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER OF THE B737 AND THE RT ELEVATOR OF THE MD81. NO INJURIES, NO EVACUATIONS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N802US (1)

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

- [Incident 19931227049859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931227049859I), Dec 27, 1993: Doug DC981 (N802US), Syracuse, NY. Unable to retract nose gear after takeoff. Returned. Found nose gear strut frozen flat.

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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