# Incident 19800625048899I: Doug DC861, Greensboro, NC, June 25, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1980, 10:32 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8085U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8085U-2006-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-71F (registry code 302199D, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-71f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC861
- People aboard: 105
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 5,000 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/19800625048899I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING AND BOUNCED ONCE. WEATHER AT MINIMUMS.

## Other reports on N8085U (4)

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

- [Incident 19860125004099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860125004099I), Jan 25, 1986: Doug DC871 (N8085U), Omaha, NE. Returned with no indication of gear up after takeoff. Ferried gear down to investigate problem.
- [Incident 19840606032069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840606032069I), Jun 6, 1984: Doug DC861 (N8085U), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Lost oil quantity and pressure at cruise altitude. Engine shut down. Loss of oil undetermined.
- [Incident 19830410028879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830410028879I), Apr 10, 1983: Doug DC861 (N8085U), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Tire exploded at cruise altitude. Tire caught on fire during landing. Previous aborted takeoff a possible factor.
- [Incident 19811112080389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811112080389I), Nov 12, 1981: Doug DC861 (N8085U), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Returned to airport when number 4 engine fire warning came on. Found bleed air valve open and starter destroyed.

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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