# Incident 19811118088719I: Doug DC1040, Fargo, ND, November 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1981, 12:35 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Minneapolis St Pa
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 46.8772° N, 96.7898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fargo, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8772&lon=-96.7898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N141US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N141US-2002-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-10-40 (registry code 3023508, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1040
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D20
- People aboard: 112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,600 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811118088719I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FLAMEOUT IN FLIGHT DUE FUEL EXHAUSTION.  DIVERTED, STARTED ENGINE PRIOR TO LANDING. MISMANAGED FUEL SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N141US (1)

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

- [Incident 19790909048569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909048569I), Sep 9, 1979: Doug DC1040 (N141US), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Left gear would not retract after takeoff. Gear cylinder bungee rod end broken.

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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