39.7684° N, 86.1580° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 25, 1980 · 16:30 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWAA
Aircraft
N1064
Reported as
Doug DC9
People aboard
78
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Erratic operation of pressurization. Outflow valve gummed up. Controller and amplifier changed.
As the FAA filed it
ERRATIC OPERATION OF PRESSURIZATION. OUTFLOW VALVE GUMMED UP. CONTROLLER AND AMPLIFIER CHANGED.