38.6766° N, 87.5100° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Vincennes, IN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 10, 1981 · 09:30 local
Place
Vincennes, IN
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N1281L
Reported as
Doug DC932
People aboard
62
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
Cabin lost pressurization. Caused descent emergency. Replaced right generator, control panel and auto relay system.
As the FAA filed it
CABIN LOST PRESSURIZATION. CAUSED DESCENT EMERGENCY. REPLACED RIGHT GENERATOR, CONTROL PANEL AND AUTO RELAY SYSTEM.