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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC980 · Bryce Canyon, UT · April 2, 1983

Date
April 2, 1983 · 15:20 local
Place
Bryce Canyon, UT
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
REPA
Aircraft
N1004F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83IA174
Reported as
Doug DC980
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
144
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,277 total4,145 in this make and model150 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.

Both engines flamed out at cruise altitude. Both engines restarted. Found wing fuel tanks empty. Center tank full.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH ENGINES FLAMED OUT AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. BOTH ENGINES RESTARTED. FOUND WING FUEL TANKS EMPTY. CENTER TANK FULL.

NTSB investigation

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