# Incident 19790122003299I: Doug DC914, Indianapolis, IN, January 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1979, 15:12 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8909E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8909E-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC914
- People aboard: 53
- 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/19790122003299I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT HAD CABIN PRESSURIZATION LOSS AT FL 330. NO CAUSE FOUND.

## Other reports on N8909E (4)

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

- [Incident 19991219042079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991219042079I), Dec 19, 1999: Doug DC914 (N8909E), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-23) At 2123 local on 12/19/99, nwa flight 1408, a DC-9 N8909E, located in the alley way between concourse c and d on spot "4" was struck from behind by an…
- [Incident 19910514026869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910514026869I), May 14, 1991: Doug DC914 (N8909E), Covington - Cin, OH. Aborted takeoff due to fuel imbalance. Continued after fuel balance obtained.
- [Incident 19820920065479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820920065479I), Sep 20, 1982: Doug DC914 (N8909E), Milwaukee, WI. Right engine experienced partial loss of power on takeoff. Shut down engine, returned. Fuel control pump replaced.
- [Incident 19820304006979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820304006979I), Mar 4, 1982: Doug DC914 (N8909E), Memphis, TN. Arrived with one engine shut down. Replaced pressure ratio control valve and pressure and dump valve.

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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