# Incident 19780320009329I: Doug DC833, St Louis, MO, March 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1978
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAI
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8252U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8252U-1989-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-33 (registry code 3021912, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC833
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780320009329I

## Narrative

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

ONE MAIN WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF, NOT DISCOVERED TILL LANDING. FAILED IN THE HUB AREA.

## Other reports on N8252U (2)

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

- [Incident 19840425020819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840425020819I), Apr 25, 1984: Doug DC833 (N8252U), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Ejector air bottle for emergency thrust reverser exploded while parked on ramp. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19791021055249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791021055249I), Oct 21, 1979: Doug DC833 (N8252U), Ypsilanti, MI. Pressurization problems due to main cargo door pins not properly engaged. Door light came on in flight.

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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