29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 6, 1982 · 16:31 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Intercontinental
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Aircraft
N534TX
Reported as
Doug DC932
People aboard
61
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.
Left engine developed an overheating problem. Found heat valve was stuck open on left engine.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE DEVELOPED AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM. FOUND HEAT VALVE WAS STUCK OPEN ON LEFT ENGINE.