# Incident 19831215075039I: Doug DC951, Newark, NJ, December 15, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1983, 10:50 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N414EA-2002-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17
- People aboard: 85
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831215075039I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. ENGINE BLEW IN AREA OF BURNER CANS AND AFT ON BOTTOM SIDE. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N414EA (1)

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

- [Accident 19970128047229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970128047229A), Jan 28, 1997: Doug DC951 (N414EA), Stlouis, MO, Minor damage. (-16) Twa flt. 374 encountered clear air turbulence 90 miles south of st. louis (stl 155K 90 DME) at FL210. One passenger and one flight attendant seriously…

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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