# Incident 19790513026359I: Doug DC914, Houston, TX, May 13, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1979, 09:20 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Intercontinental
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TXI
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8962, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8962-1993-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC914
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 32
- 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/19790513026359I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER OIL QUANTITY DROP. NR 10 STUD ON GEAR BOX STRIPPED.

## Other reports on N8962 (3)

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

- [Incident 19840613031789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840613031789I), Jun 13, 1984: Doug DC9* (N8962), Houston, TX. Compressor stalls on climb. Vibration in right fuel shut off lever. Found engine turbine section damaged.
- [Incident 19800303029869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800303029869I), Mar 3, 1980: Doug DC914 (N8962), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Annunciator light indicated pressurization problem at 18000. Minor injuries in unnecessary emergency descent.
- [Incident 19791211047159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791211047159I), Dec 11, 1979: Doug DC914 (N8962), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Captain veered much too FAR from taxiway line to avoid parked aircraft. Struck 2 fuel trucks with left wing.

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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