# Incident 19800626049029I: Doug DC931, Las Vegas, NV, June 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1980, 21:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mccarran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9344, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9344-2013-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- 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/19800626049029I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE COMPRESSOR FAILED CAUSING FIRE.

## Other reports on N9344 (2)

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

- [Incident 19821218067469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821218067469I), Dec 18, 1982: Doug DC931 (N9344), Pellston, MI. Ran off end of runway. Unable to stop due to ice on runway. Passengers were deplaned and transported to terminal.
- [Incident 19781127025849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781127025849I), Nov 27, 1978: Doug DC9 (N9344), Spokane, WA, Minor damage. Traffic control issued conflicting orders. Airline cleared for takeoff and snow-plows cleared to cross runway.

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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