31.2934° N, 92.4702° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexandria, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 15, 1981 · 17:57 local
Place
Alexandria, LA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TXIA
Aircraft
N8961
Reported as
Doug DC914
People aboard
70
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.
Unable to control cabin pressurization,auto or manual. Control regained when reaching 10000 ft. cause undetermined.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURIZATION,AUTO OR MANUAL. CONTROL REGAINED WHEN REACHING 10000 FT. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.