# Incident 19840121025549I: Doug DC951, Tampa, FL, January 21, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1984, 10:05 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401EA-2018-12-06) (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
- People aboard: 31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84IA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84IA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840121025549I

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF POWER ON CLIMBOUT. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. TURBINE SECTION WAS DESTROYED. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 MIA84IA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84IA064), Jan 21, 1984: Douglas DC-9-51 (N401EA), Tampa, FL, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N401EA (2)

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

- [Incident 19831020069199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831020069199I), Oct 20, 1983: Doug DC951 (N401EA), St Louis, MO. Backed off of ramp during powerback operation. Became mired in soft ground. Wingmen and signalman involved.
- [Incident 19801023075589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801023075589I), Oct 23, 1980: Doug DC951 (N401EA), Charleston, SC. Za zf zg zt captain and first officer experienced nausia and disorientation from oven fumes. Made unscheduled stop.

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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