# Incident 19790909048569I: Doug DC1040, Atlanta, GA, September 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1979, 17:23 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Hartsfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N141US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N141US-2002-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-10-40 (registry code 3023508, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1040
- People aboard: 47
- 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/19790909048569I

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. GEAR CYLINDER BUNGEE ROD END BROKEN.

## Other reports on N141US (1)

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

- [Incident 19811118088719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811118088719I), Nov 18, 1981: Doug DC1040 (N141US), Fargo, ND. Engine flameout in flight due fuel exhaustion. Diverted, started engine prior to landing. Mismanaged fuel system.

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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