# Incident 19830227010889I: Doug DC915, Reno, NV, February 27, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1983, 07:58 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Cannon International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GRAA
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1068T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1068T-1997-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC9-15 (registry code 3022036, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC915
- People aboard: 91
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,800 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830227010889I

## Narrative

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

TIRE BLEW ON TAKE OFF. RETURNED TO AIRPORT AFTER BURNING OFF FUEL. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N1068T (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960607031579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960607031579I), Jun 7, 1996: Doug DC915 (N1068T), Myrtle Beach, SC. Narrative: the aircraft reportedly departed myr then returned when aircraft did not pressurize. Company maintenance personnel cleaned the aft pressurization…
- [Incident 19941003039669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941003039669I), Oct 3, 1994: Doug DC9 (N1068T), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Wing tip struck a fence during taxi on alternate taxiway route. Not recommended for large aircraft.
- [Incident 19930703034119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930703034119I), Jul 3, 1993: Doug DC915 (N1068T), Sioux Falls, SD. Rapid cabin decompression in flight. Emergency descent. Landed at destination. Bulkhead door seal was leaking.
- [Incident 19791029053669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029053669I), Oct 29, 1979: Doug DC915 (N1068T), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Pilot unable to retract the gear after field repairs for a gear door problem.

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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