# Incident 19790416022999I: Doug DC9, Pittsburgh, PA, April 16, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1979, 17:27 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N413EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N413EA-1992-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- 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/19790416022999I

## Narrative

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

ZK TIRE BLEW OUT ON TAKE OFF, TRAILING EDGE FLAP DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N413EA (2)

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

- [Incident 19901203064709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901203064709I), Dec 3, 1990: Doug DC951 (N413EA), Daytona Beach, FL. Cargo door light on after takeoff. Unable to pressurize. Returned. Found cargo door opened upon takeoff.
- [Incident 19810411025569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810411025569I), Apr 11, 1981: Doug DC9 (N413EA), Washington, DC. Excess fuel decrease en route. Shut down engine. Found fuel control line leak. Changed fuel control.

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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