# Incident 19830402031089I: Doug DC980, Bryce Canyon, UT, April 2, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1983, 15:20 local time
- Place: Bryce Canyon, UT
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 37.6283° N, 112.1677° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bryce Canyon, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6283&lon=-112.1677&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1004F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC980
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 144
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,277 total, 4,145 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83IA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83IA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830402031089I

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX83IA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83IA174), Apr 2, 1983: Douglas DC-9-82 (N1004F), 20n Bryce, UT, incident, no 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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