19830111004919A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Doug DC8F54 · Detroit, MI · January 11, 1983

Date
January 11, 1983 · 02:52 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Metro Wayne Co
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8053U
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA83AA014
Reported as
Doug DC8F54
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT3D3B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,102 total2,711 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.

Aircraft pulled up into steep climb and stalled and crashed immediately after takeoff. Indication trim not set.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT PULLED UP INTO STEEP CLIMB AND STALLED AND CRASHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. INDICATION TRIM NOT SET.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.