# Incident 19780429014599I: Doug DC9, Detroit, MI, April 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1978, 22:45 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SOU
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8903E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8903E-1998-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 46
- 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/19780429014599I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO OIL CLOG LIGHT FLICKER. REPLACED OIL SCREEN.

## Other reports on N8903E (2)

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

- [Incident 19860221012539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860221012539I), Feb 21, 1986: Doug DC914 (N8903E), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft directed forward without wing walker and wing struck a baggage cart.
- [Incident 19800614052879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800614052879I), Jun 14, 1980: Doug DC914 (N8903E), Detroit, MI. Unscheduled landing made due to left gear unsafe light on. Replaced switch.

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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