# Incident 19820310010739I: Doug DC981, Long Beach, CA, March 10, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1982, 18:30 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: JAMA
- Location: 33.8103° N, 118.1809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8103&lon=-118.1809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N778JA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 66
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 165 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82IA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82IA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820310010739I

## Narrative

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

DIFFICULTY ON ENGINE START. CAUSED WET START AND ENGINE FIRE. FIRE PUT OUT. TAILWIND A POSSIBLE FACTOR.

## 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 LAX82IA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82IA103), Mar 11, 1982: Douglas DC-9-82 (N778JA), Long Beach, CA, incident, no 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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