# Incident 19780529041129I: Doug DC932, Bangor, ME, May 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1978, 20:44 local time
- Place: Bangor, ME
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DAL
- Location: 44.8012° N, 68.7778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bangor, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8012&lon=-68.7778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1264L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1264L-1993-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 3022066, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- People aboard: 87
- 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/19780529041129I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. LEFT MAIN WAS NOT IN FULL DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.

## Other reports on N1264L (2)

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

- [Incident 19901015051389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901015051389I), Oct 15, 1990: Doug DC932 (N1264L), Milwaukee, WI. Unsafe gear light on approach. Landed without incident. Nose gear downlock switch faulty.
- [Incident 19900821043559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900821043559I), Aug 21, 1990: Doug DC932 (N1264L), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. NR1 engine shut down for severe vibration and loss of thrust. Found turbine damage. Replaced engine.

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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