# Incident 19801104078949I: Doug DC9, Gordonsville, VA, November 4, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1980, 22:06 local time
- Place: Gordonsville, VA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 38.1356° N, 78.1874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gordonsville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1356&lon=-78.1874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3312L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3312L-1998-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 16
- 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/19801104078949I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DEPRESSURIZATION AT FL330. MASKS DROPPED. EMERGENCY DESCENT. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.

## Other reports on N3312L (2)

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

- [Incident 19870326017329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870326017329I), Mar 26, 1987: Doug DC914 (N3312L), Memphis, TN. Right engine began overheating on climb. Aircraft returned to airport. Filter to bleed valve controller blocked.
- [Incident 19800103011099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800103011099I), Jan 3, 1980: Doug DC9 (N3312L), Grand Rapids, MI. Pilot taxied off taxiway in icy conditions. Tower failed to advise of ice.

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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