# NTSB ATL88IA107: Boeing 737-232, N310DA, Atlanta, GA, March 10, 1988

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: March 9, 1988, 21:25 local (Mar 10, 1988, 02:25 UTC)
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Location: 33.6367° N, 84.4279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA INTL (ATL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6367&lon=-84.4279&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 26 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7630
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88IA107
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7630/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88IA107

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing
  - object - vehicle
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, driver of vehicle (cause)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, driver of vehicle (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type operation, driver of vehicle (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: N310DA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-232
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 23082
- Engines: P&W JT8D 20000 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Delta Air Lines, Inc., doing business as Delta Air Lines
- Registered owner: Wilmington Trust Co. Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: MEM, MEMPHIS, TN
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: ATL, William B Hartsfield Intl

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; flight engineer, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 11,520 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 130° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: ATL, 75 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19880309015969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880309015969I), Mar 9, 1988: Boeing 737232, Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Truck crossing concourse hit aircraft taxiing to gate. Unable to avoid truck. Truck overturned ..

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.

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