38.8951° N, 77.0364° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 16, 1980 · 19:18 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
National
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8985E
Reported as
Doug DC931
People aboard
34
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total6,000 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.
During descent,thrust reversr door came off, damaging fuselage and rudder.
As the FAA filed it
DURING DESCENT,THRUST REVERSR DOOR CAME OFF, DAMAGING FUSELAGE AND RUDDER.