35.1495° N, 90.0490° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 24, 1983 · 10:00 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N5341L
Reported as
Doug DC932
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
63
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.
Pilot returned to airport with one engine out. Found metal in tail pipe.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT WITH ONE ENGINE OUT. FOUND METAL IN TAIL PIPE.