# Incident 19811130082759I: Doug DC951, Greensboro, NC, November 30, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1981, 07:10 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Greensboro
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N417EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N417EA-2002-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D1
- People aboard: 64
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811130082759I

## Narrative

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

ZA ZG NUMBER 1 ENGINE TURBINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF ROTATION. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED.

## Other reports on N417EA (2)

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

- [Incident 19900705045229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900705045229I), Jul 5, 1990: Doug DC951 (N417EA), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Encountered severe hail and turbulence on climb. Diverted . Landed safely. Windshield shattered.
- [Incident 19870909065539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870909065539I), Sep 9, 1987: Doug DC951 (N417EA), Kansas City, MO. Unsafe nose gear indication for landing. Recycled and verified down. Received green gear light on short final.

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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