# Accident 20010501011919A: Doug DC931, Minneapolis, MN, May 1, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2001, 14:37 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 44.8791° N, 93.1997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8791&lon=-93.1997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9333, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9333-2010-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010501011919A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE FOLLOWING IS DERIVED FROM THE NSTB REPORT: ON MAY 1, 2001, AT 1437 CDT, A DOUGLAS DC-9/31, N9333, OPERATED BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES, IC. AS FLIGHT 682, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY AN AIRCRAFT TUG DURING PASSENGER BOARDING. THE 14 CFR PART 121 FLIGHT WAS PARKED AT GATE D3 AT THE MINNEPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL/WORLD-CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT, MINNEAPOLIS, MN AND WAS BOUND FOR THE PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PHILADELPHIA, PA. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE 4 CREWMEMBERS OR 38 PASSENGERS THAT HAD BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT.  THE DRIVER OF THE TUG AND A FOOD SERVICE WORKER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AND WAS BEING PREPARED FOR DEPARTURE. WHILE THE TUG WAS BEING POSITIONED TO CONNECT TO TOWBAR TO THE AIRCRAFT, IT LURCHED FORWARD.  PIECES OF THE AIRCRAFT PROTRUDED THROUGH THE TUG'S WINDSHIELD AND PINNED THE DRIVER TO HIS SEAT.  HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AND HIS LEG WAS PINNED TO THE ACCELERATOR.  SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT, THE TUG WAS FUNCTIONAL CHECKED.  NOTHING WAS FOUND TO EXPLAIN THE LURCHING.

## 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 CHI01FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA129), May 1, 2001: Douglas DC-9-31 (N9333), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial failure of the aircraft tug for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N9333 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880623034849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880623034849I), Jun 23, 1988: Doug DC931 (N9333), St Louis, MO. Unable to raise nose gear afer takeoff. Returned. Ground lock pin was not removed before flight. Crew oversight.

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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