# Incident 19781006031359I: Doug DC9, San Francisco, CA, October 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1978, 19:45 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9334, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9334-2008-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: 82
- 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/19781006031359I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE DURING START EARLY ATTEMPTS TO EXTINGUISH FAILED. PRECAUTIONARY EVACUATION.

## Other reports on N9334 (3)

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

- [Incident 19950301005669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950301005669I), Mar 1, 1995: Doug DC931 (N9334), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: enroute from detroit, mi to rochester, NY the rt. Generator exploded making a hole in the engine fan case. The rt. Engine was shut down due to…
- [Incident 19940104001869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940104001869I), Jan 4, 1994: Doug DC931 (N9334), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: on January 4, 1994 at 1345 EST, a Douglas DC9-31, N9334, operated by northwest airlines slid off the runway while landing at Syracuse, NY. The trip…
- [Incident 19840120009639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840120009639I), Jan 20, 1984: Doug DC931 (N9334), Minneapolis, MN. Slat disagreement warning light illuminated. Found internal leakage in right slat system upper drive actuator.

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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