# Incident 19800406047729I: Doug DC9, Grand Junction, CO, April 6, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1980, 00:41 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: OZAA
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N986Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N986Z-2005-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (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 DC9
- People aboard: 102
- 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/19800406047729I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER PASSED OUT IN FLIGHT. FLIGHT MADE UNSCHEDULED LANDING, PASSENGER FOUND TO BE ALLRIGHT.

## Other reports on N986Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19880406017399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880406017399I), Apr 6, 1988: Doug DC931 (N986Z), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Malfunction of engine on takeoff. Engine shutdown on landing. Replaced engine fuel control and fuel pump.

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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