# Incident 19780807050489I: Doug DC914, Chantilly, VA, August 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1978, 20:02 local time
- Place: Chantilly, VA
- Airport: Dulles
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SOU
- Location: 38.8892° N, 77.4421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chantilly, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8892&lon=-77.4421&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8906E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8906E-1998-11-16) (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: 52
- 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/19780807050489I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EVACUATED DUE TO SMOKE IN BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. SPOILER ACTUATOR MOTOR FAILED.

## Other reports on N8906E (2)

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

- [Incident 19820624033339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820624033339I), Jun 24, 1982: Doug DC914 (N8906E), Memphis, TN. Returned with left engine shut down. Left fuel heat valve was stuck open.
- [Incident 19801125080209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801125080209I), Nov 25, 1980: Doug DC914 (N8906E), Muskegon, MI, Minor damage. Tail cone came off and drag chute fell out on the taxiway after landing.

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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