# Incident 20020617020929I: Doug DC863F, Detroit, MI, June 17, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2002, 09:00 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Operator: U2RB
- Location: 42.2403° N, 83.5315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW RUN (YIP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2403&lon=-83.5315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N865F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N865F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F (registry code 302198H, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B (registry code 52039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC863F
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D3B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 20,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020617020929I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT 865F WAS TAXIING FOR TAKE OFF WHEN THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE TAIL CONE OF PARKED AIRCRAFT N344HA. THE FLIGHT CREW OF N865F INDICATED THAT THEY DID NOT REALIZE THE WING TIP WAS DAMAGED UNTIL MAINTENANCE NOTIFIED THEM, AFTER THEY RETURNED FROM THE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N865F (3)

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

- [Incident 20110727023039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110727023039I), Jul 27, 2011: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F (N865F), Luxembourg, Minor damage. The weight and balance form was incorrectly completed in pounds. Load sheet was in kilograms. No conversion was applied. This resulted in an inaccurate…
- [Incident 19941027045249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941027045249I), Oct 27, 1994: Doug DC863 (N865F), Los Angeles, CA. Tower observed DC8 strike its tail on runway during takeoff rotation. Alerted crew. No damage found at destination.
- [Incident 19941017041379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941017041379I), Oct 17, 1994: Doug DC863F (N865F), Guadalajara, Mexico, Minor damage. Engine pod nacelle struck runway on landing. Lost visual on flare after entering fog bank. ATC weather advisory lim

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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