# Incident 19780501031429I: Doug DC914, Columbia, SC, May 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- Location: 34.0007° N, 81.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0007&lon=-81.0348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8901E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8901E-1993-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC914
- People aboard: 67
- 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/19780501031429I

## Narrative

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

RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION FOLLOWED BY EMERGENCY DESCENT. REPLACED PACK VALVE AND PRESSURE SENSOR.

## Other reports on N8901E (2)

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

- [Incident 19851209068359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851209068359I), Dec 9, 1985: Doug DC914 (N8901E), Denver, CO. After coupled ILS approach aircraft ran off end and side of runway. Became stuck in mud. Braking poor to nil.
- [Incident 19790830033329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830033329I), Aug 30, 1979: Doug DC914 (N8901E), Houston, TX. Za flight returned. External power access door was not closed.

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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