29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 12, 1978 · 12:21 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Intercontinental
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TXI
Aircraft
N8961
Reported as
Doug DC9
People aboard
76
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine shut down due to malfunction. Was replaced due to low epr and vibration.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO MALFUNCTION. WAS REPLACED DUE TO LOW EPR AND VIBRATION.