# Incident 19780919020329I: Doug DC9, St Louis, MO, September 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1978, 09:00 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: OZA
- 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: N977Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N977Z-2005-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,675 total, 6,886 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/19780919020329I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CLEARED FOR PROFILE DESCENT CROSSED INTERSECTION AT 9500. CHARTED ALTITUDE IS 8000 FEET.

## Other reports on N977Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19880604039869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880604039869I), Jun 4, 1988: Doug DC931 (N977Z), St Louis, MO. Smoke reported coming from right engine on takeoff. Returned. Found right engine oil cap not secured.
- [Incident 19790310019819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310019819I), Mar 10, 1979: Doug DC9 (N977Z), St Louis, MO. Passenger interfered with crew and refused to occupy seat with safety belt fastened while transiting unstable air

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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