# Incident 19800614052879I: Doug DC914, Detroit, MI, June 14, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1980, 21:56 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8903E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8903E-1998-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC914
- People aboard: 82
- 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/19800614052879I

## Narrative

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

UNSCHEDULED LANDING MADE DUE TO LEFT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON. REPLACED SWITCH.

## Other reports on N8903E (2)

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

- [Incident 19860221012539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860221012539I), Feb 21, 1986: Doug DC914 (N8903E), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft directed forward without wing walker and wing struck a baggage cart.
- [Incident 19780429014599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429014599I), Apr 29, 1978: Doug DC9 (N8903E), Detroit, MI. Aborted takeoff due to oil clog light flicker. Replaced oil screen.

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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