# Incident 19781223021049I: Doug DC8/, Des Moines, IA, December 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1978, 23:45 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UAL
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8968U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8968U-2013-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-62 (registry code 3021970, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-62) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC8/
- 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/19781223021049I

## Narrative

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

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 19981124045799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981124045799I), Nov 24, 1998: Doug DC862 (N8968U), 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…
- [Incident 19821118065649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821118065649I), Nov 18, 1982: Doug DC863 (N8968U), Fairbanks, AK. Lost directional control on takeoff, over corrected, struck runway lights and snowbank. Left without checking damage

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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