# Incident 20030104006349I: Doug DC951, Detroit, MI, January 4, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2003, 21:15 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N786NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N786NC-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
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17
- People aboard: 58
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030104006349I

## Narrative

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

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

## Other reports on N786NC (4)

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

- [Incident 20080808845069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080808845069I), Aug 8, 2008: Doug DC951 (N786NC), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. On 8/8/08 at approximately 8:30PM local time, northwest airlines flight 649, a DC9-51, struck a jetway stand on pushback from gate 40 at ewr. No injuries or…
- [Incident 19970929033329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970929033329I), Sep 29, 1997: Doug DC9 (N786NC), Buffalo, NY. Narrative: on Monday, September 29, 1997 at 1029 EST, a Douglas DC-9, N786NC, flight 1521, operated by northwest airlines, enroute to detroit from albany, new…
- [Incident 19870129029659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870129029659I), Jan 29, 1987: Doug DC951 (N786NC), Chicago, IL. Aircraft departed the end of wet runway after landing. Gear pinned and aircraft towed to the gate.
- [Incident 19861201075989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861201075989I), Dec 1, 1986: Doug DC951 (N786NC), Madison, WI, Minor damage. Right main and nose gear departed runway side during rollout on wet snow. Damaged 5 runway lights. Crosswind factor

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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