# Incident 19781127025819I: Doug DC9, Newark, NJ, November 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1978, 11:50 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1065T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1065T-1996-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC9-15 (registry code 3022036, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 81
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,569 total, 4,167 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79IA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79IA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781127025819I

## Narrative

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

CONTROL PROBLEMS & ENGINE FALURE RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. CAPTAIN ABORTED TAKEOFF. LANDED HARD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC79IA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79IA013), Nov 27, 1978: Douglas DC-9 (N1065T), Newark, NJ, incident, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1065T (1)

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

- [Incident 19910318012409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910318012409I), Mar 18, 1991: Doug DC915 (N1065T), Kansas City, MO. Lost VHF radio communications. Squaked 7700. Diverted to Kansas City. Replaced VHF transcivers and NR1 antenna.

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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