# Incident 19830311050579I: Doug DC861, Mina, NV, March 11, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1983, 13:25 local time
- Place: Mina, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 38.1807° N, 118.4500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1807&lon=-118.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8076 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC861
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D3B
- People aboard: 182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,920 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83IA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83IA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830311050579I

## Narrative

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

#1 ENGINE DISINTEGRATED IN FLIGHT. DIVERTED TO RENO. FOUND THE FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR HAD FAILED.

## 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 LAX83IA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83IA140), Mar 11, 1983: Mcdonnell Douglas DC 8-61 (N8076), Mina, NV, incident, minor damage

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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