# Incident 19800129020249I: Doug DC9, St. Louis, MO, January 29, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1980, 16:14 local time
- Place: St. Louis, MO
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: OZAA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N970Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N970Z-2007-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC9-15 (registry code 3022036, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 23
- 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/19800129020249I

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB, CABIN PRESSURE DECREASED. RATE CONTROLLER FAILED. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ST. LOUIS.

## Other reports on N970Z (5)

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

- [Incident 19890721041239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890721041239I), Jul 21, 1989: Doug DC915 (N970Z), St Louis, MO. On climb boost pump breaker popped and crosstie lock opened. Returned. Boost pump was faulty.
- [Incident 19881203065409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881203065409I), Dec 3, 1988: Doug DC915 (N970Z), St Louis, MO. Fire in galley. Used fire bottle on oven. Normal landing. Found masking tape on food carrier had caught on fire.
- [Incident 19880816047249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880816047249I), Aug 16, 1988: Doug DC915 (N970Z), St Louis, MO. 13 Fuel boost pump circuit breakers popped on takeoff. Returned to land. Defective left forward boost pump switch.
- [Incident 19880511020559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880511020559I), May 11, 1988: Doug DC915 (N970Z), St Louis, MO. Smoke in cabin on climbout. Returned. Evacuated passenger. Over lubrication of engine bleed air valve made smoke.
- [Incident 19850828050049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850828050049I), Aug 28, 1985: Doug DC915 (N970Z), St Louis, MO. Cargo belt loader was driven over fuel hose coupling. Fuel sprayed on aircraft.

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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