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FAA incident report · Doug DC8/ · Des Moines, IA · December 23, 1978

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Date
December 23, 1978 · 23:45 local
Place
Des Moines, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UAL
Aircraft
N8968U
Reported as
Doug DC8/
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N8968URegistration cancelled May 6, 2013 · Douglas DC-8-62S/N 46069 · Built 1969Airframe modelDouglas DC-8-62

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot lost directional control on takeoff due to slow spool up of one engine.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF DUE TO SLOW SPOOL UP OF ONE ENGINE.

Other reports on N8968U · 2

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

Incident 19981124045799IDescent · Ashland, KY[privacy data omitted](PIC & check airmen)was giving[privacy data omitted]his operating experience in the DC-8. Center gave them a descent to FL 240. [privacy data omitted]Did not arrest the descent @ assigned altitude. [privacy data omitted]Assumed control…Nov 24, 1998Incident 19821118065649ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Fairbanks, AKLost directional control on takeoff, over corrected, struck runway lights and snowbank. Left without checking damageNov 18, 1982 · Reported as Doug DC863