Narrative:
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 sustained substantial damage to the fuselage in a towing mishap at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, MN (MSP). The towing truck became wedged under the fuselage with the nose of the airplane lifted off the ground.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 5 February 2007 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 |
| Operator: | Northwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N1308T |
| MSN: | 47315/433 |
| First flight: | 1968 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A (HK3) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, MN (MSP) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Pushback / towing (PBT) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
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A McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 sustained substantial damage to the fuselage in a towing mishap at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, MN (MSP). The towing truck became wedged under the fuselage with the nose of the airplane lifted off the ground.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
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