# Incident 20070809824439I: Doug DC951, Mcfarland, WI, August 9, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2007, 09:30 local time
- Place: Mcfarland, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 43.0210° N, 89.2842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McFarland, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0210&lon=-89.2842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N781NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N781NC-2019-07-26) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070809824439I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 9, 2007 @ 1400 MKE FSDO RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM THE MCFARLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT MCFARLAND WIS. SGT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INFORMED THIS OFFICE THAT A FOUND PROPERTY COMPLAINT HAD BEEN FILED FROM A LOCAL CITIZEN. A PART FROM AN AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED BY SGT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. FRIDAY AUGUST 10, 2007 THIS OFFICE SENT PERSONNEL TO MCFARLAND AND THE AIRCRAFT PART WAS RELEASED TO THE FAA. THE PART WAS PHOTOGRAPHED AND TAKEN TO MSN AIRPORT NWA STATION MANAGER. THE NWA STATION MANAGER FORWARDED THE PART TO MSP. THE PART RECOVERED WAS A LEFT INBOARD FLAP FAIRING PART NUMBER 5926411-1 BELONGING TO A DC9-51 N781NC FLIGHT 1449 DTW-MSN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH INTO MSN APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTH OF AIRPORT WHEN THE PART DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE FORWARDED TO THE NWA CMO. NWA CMO WILL CONTINUE THE INVESTIGATION AS OF 08-15-2007.

## Other reports on N781NC (3)

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

- [Incident 19881220069379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881220069379I), Dec 20, 1988: Doug DC951 (N781NC), St Louis, MO. Nose wheel departed taxiway while taxiing to ramp. Taxiway had unusual unmarked configuration.
- [Incident 19841118071899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841118071899I), Nov 18, 1984: Doug DC951 (N781NC), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. During pushback, left wing struck by fuel truck, which was backing up from between 2 aircraft. Flight cancelled.
- [Incident 19820411012509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820411012509I), Apr 11, 1982: Doug DC951 (N781NC), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Thump heard on right side. Epr, N1, dropped. EGT increased. Nr 2 turbine section badly damaged.

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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