# Accident 19830111004919A: Doug DC8F54, Detroit, MI, January 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1983, 02:52 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro Wayne Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 42.2197° N, 83.3504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2197&lon=-83.3504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8053U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC8F54
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,102 total, 2,711 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA83AA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83AA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830111004919A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DCA83AA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83AA014), Jan 11, 1983: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-54F (N8053U), Detroit, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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