# Incident 19830620032789I: Doug DC914, Houston, TX, June 20, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1983, 08:54 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Intercontinental
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N651TX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N651TX-1991-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC914
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 83
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830620032789I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE. RETURNED. MANUAL PRESSURE CONTROL LEVER STICKING DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION.

## Other reports on N651TX (1)

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

- [Incident 19900117004089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900117004089I), Jan 17, 1990: Doug DC914 (N651TX), Wichita, KS. Unsafe right gear light. Used emergency procedures. Landed safely. Position switch had loose wire.

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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