# Incident 19781127025849I: Doug DC9, Spokane, WA, November 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1978, 21:28 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWI
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9344, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9344-2013-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 97
- 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/19781127025849I

## Narrative

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

TRAFFIC CONTROL ISSUED CONFLICTING ORDERS. AIRLINE CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF AND SNOW-PLOWS CLEARED TO CROSS RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N9344 (2)

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

- [Incident 19821218067469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821218067469I), Dec 18, 1982: Doug DC931 (N9344), Pellston, MI. Ran off end of runway. Unable to stop due to ice on runway. Passengers were deplaned and transported to terminal.
- [Incident 19800626049029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800626049029I), Jun 26, 1980: Doug DC931 (N9344), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Right engine compressor failed causing fire.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.