# Incident 19810430030209I: Doug DC9, Tallahassee, FL, April 30, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1981, 13:50 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Tallahassee
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 30.3968° N, 84.3509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TALLAHASSEE INTL (TLH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3968&lon=-84.3509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3309L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3309L-2012-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 50
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810430030209I

## Narrative

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

ZH AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT DUE TO LOSS OF AIR FLOW AND PRESSURE RISING.

## Other reports on N3309L (2)

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

- [Incident 19871027073579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871027073579I), Oct 27, 1987: Doug DC914 (N3309L), Memphis, TN. Oil strainer light came on after takeoff. Replaced right oil pressure differential switch.
- [Incident 19860303008679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860303008679I), Mar 3, 1986: Doug DC914 (N3309L), Memphis, TN. Throttle advanced itself two inches on takeoff. Other throttle was stiff. Crack in heat duct heated fuel linkage.

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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