# Incident 19791225044809I: Doug DC951, Duluth, MN, December 25, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1979, 08:30 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REP
- Location: 46.7833° N, 92.1066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duluth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7833&lon=-92.1066&mi=10
- Aircraft: N763NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N763NC-2007-01-05) (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: 16
- 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/19791225044809I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO VIBRATION. FOUND COWLING PANELS MISSING.

## Other reports on N763NC (6)

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

- [Accident 20050510034229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050510034229A), May 10, 2005: Doug DC951 (N763NC), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) N763NC, operating as NWA1495, on a flight from cmh to msp, lost pressure shortly after departure in the right hydraulic system due to a leak caused by a…
- [Incident 19990619014909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990619014909I), Jun 19, 1999: Doug DC951 (N763NC), Omaha, NE. During approach the left slat would not fully extend. The aircraft landed safely. Maintenance lubed the slats and the t-ducts,
- [Incident 19920114003699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920114003699I), Jan 14, 1992: Doug DC951 (N763NC), Lansing, MI. Aircraft skidded off an ice covered taxiway while taxiing for takeoff. Lost braking and steering action.
- [Incident 19880604061539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880604061539I), Jun 4, 1988: Doug DC951 (N763NC), Knoxville, TN. Rudder deflecting wildly on climbout. Unable to correct. Emergency landing.
- [Incident 19880516024639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880516024639I), May 16, 1988: Doug DC951 (N763NC), Detroit, MI. Right engine failed with a loud bang on climbout. Returned. Found turbine had failed.
- [Incident 19800319032189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800319032189I), Mar 19, 1980: Doug DC951 (N763NC), Chicago, IL. Illumination of ventral stair door warning light in climb. Door verified locked. Light palcarded inoperative.

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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