# Incident 19810131011609I: Doug DC1040, Leesburg, VA, January 31, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1981, 18:06 local time
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Airport: Dulles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 39.1028° N, 77.5545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1028&lon=-77.5545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143US (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1040
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D20
- People aboard: 50
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA81AA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA81AA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810131011609I

## Narrative

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

CREW HEARD AND FELT EXPLOSION WITH FAILURE OF NO 3 ENGINE. ENTIRE NOSE COWL HAD SEPARATED AT B FLANGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA81AA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA81AA008), Jan 31, 1981: Douglas DC-10 (N143US), Leesburg, VA, incident, minor damage

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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