# Incident 19790407012719I: Doug DC951, Detroit, MI, April 7, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1979, 10:45 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N709HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N709HA-2006-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 113
- 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/19790407012719I

## Narrative

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

CREW EXPERIENCED MODERATE UNCONTROLLABLE YAW AFTER TAKEOFF. STABILIZATION AUGMENTOR COMPUTOR FAILED.

## Other reports on N709HA (2)

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

- [Incident 19930824035699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930824035699I), Aug 24, 1993: Doug DC951 (N709HA), Kahului, HI, Minor damage. Left wing tip struck runway as pilot was attempting to correct for wind gust. Found pilot had over controlled.
- [Incident 19851019060239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851019060239I), Oct 19, 1985: Doug DC951 (N709HA), Kahului, HI, Minor damage. Explosion heard from number 2 engine at rotation. Returned to find compressor blade separated from the rotor.

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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