# Incident 19790405013319I: Doug DC831, Las Vegas, NV, April 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mccarran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CAP
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N905CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N905CL-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-31 (registry code 3021908, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT4A-3&5SER (registry code 52037, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt4a-3-5ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC831
- People aboard: 185
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 9,800 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/19790405013319I

## Narrative

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

SPLIT FLAP CONDITION DUE TO FAILURE OF THE INBOARD FLAP ACTUATING CYLINDER. LANDED NO FLAPS.

## Other reports on N905CL (5)

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

- [Incident 19800417049359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800417049359I), Apr 17, 1980: Doug DC831 (N905CL), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Engine shut down due to turbine failure. Returned to airport.
- [Incident 19790409010309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790409010309I), Apr 9, 1979: Doug DC831 (N905CL), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. Pilot landed in gusty wind with blowing dust. All four right main tires blown. Very turbulent on final
- [Incident 19781026028469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781026028469I), Oct 26, 1978: Doug DC833 (N905CL), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Pilot notified he lost wheel rim parts on takeoff, continued to destination. #8 tire had blown, rim separated
- [Incident 19780731044519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780731044519I), Jul 31, 1978: Doug DC8/ (N905CL), Chicago, IL. Utility hydraulic system failed during level flight. Flex hose was chafed through. No 2 engine pump pressure hose.
- [Incident 19780203005679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780203005679I), Feb 3, 1978: Doug DC831 (N905CL), Chantilly, VA. Jammed stabilizer trim in full up position during missed approach on a training flight. Pilot landed ok.

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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